Insurance at Florida State University

If you are interested in studying insurance, you may want to check out the program at Florida State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 117 insurance majors received their bachelor's degree from Florida State.

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

Florida State Insurance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance
• Master’s Degree in Insurance

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Florida State does offer online education options in insurance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Florida State Insurance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks insurance programs across the country. The following shows how Florida State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The insurance major at Florida 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 Popular Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Insurance Master’s Degree Schools	6

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in insurance from Florida State. This makes it the #1 most popular school for insurance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Florida State Insurance Graduates

The median salary of insurance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $53,352. This is 1% higher than $52,997, which is the national average for all insurance bachelor's degree recipients.

Insurance Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Insurance Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students earned a bachelor's degree in insurance from Florida State. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in insurance at Florida State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its insurance bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	84
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Florida State Insurance Master’s Program

Of the 21 insurance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida State, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a insurance master's degree from Florida State, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the insurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida 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
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Insurance Sales Agents	35,260	$63,180
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	21,310	$62,840
Insurance Underwriters	4,970	$70,900
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	1,210	$62,340

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.