Insurance at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a insurance school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's insurance program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. Of the 4,368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 76 of them were insurance majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Insurance section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Insurance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance

Appalachian State Insurance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the insurance progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The insurance major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Insurance. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Insurance Schools	9
Best Insurance Schools	22

How Much Do Insurance Graduates from Appalachian State Make?

The median salary of insurance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $49,715. This is less than $52,997, which is the national average of all insurance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Insurance Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the insurance majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Insurance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 insurance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Appalachian State, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in insurance at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in insurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in insurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Insurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in insurance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Insurance Sales Agents	11,210	$69,020
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	8,440	$62,580
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470
Insurance Underwriters	2,010	$78,220
Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	310	$64,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.