2023 Best Value Insurance Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Insurance Graduate Certificate School for You
Insurance is the #204 most popular major in the country with 1,809 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Insurance Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for insurance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Insurance
Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for insurance students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Insurance Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 18 |
| Minnesota | 12 |
| Kansas | 0 |
| Iowa | 52 |
| Nebraska | 0 |
| North Dakota | 0 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
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Insurance Related Majors for Insurance
Insurance is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Insurance
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson.
More about our data sources and methodologies.