2023 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Insurance School for You
Insurance is the #204 most popular major in the country with 1,809 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Insurance Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for insurance students. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.
Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clark State Community College is a great value for insurance students. Clark State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $7,328 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.
LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Franklin University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best insurance schools in the Great Lakes Region . Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Franklin University are $9,577 a year.
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The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best insurance schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 per year.
UW Oshkosh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Ferris State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for insurance students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.
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Butler University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butler are $43,400 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Butler also is in the top 5% of our Best Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for insurance students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for insurance students. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $9,782 per year.
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Explore the best insurance schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 39 |
| Ohio | 50 |
| Illinois | 50 |
| Indiana | 100 |
| Wisconsin | 129 |
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Insurance Related Majors for Insurance
Insurance is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 22 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.