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2023 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$22,941 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,982 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for insurance majors pursuing a .

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 large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH
$7,328 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Clark State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Springfield.

Clark State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,328 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Insurance at Clark State Community College

$10,760 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great value for insurance students. LCC is a 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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#4

Franklin University

Columbus, OH
$9,577 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 a 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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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

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 distant 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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#8

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Butler undergraduate students pay an average of $43,400 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Butler also did well on our Best Insurance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Insurance at Butler University

$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for insurance students. 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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#10

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH
$9,782 Average Tuition & Fees

Owens Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for insurance students. It came in at #10 on the list. 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.

Full Insurance at Owens Community College Report

Best Insurance Colleges by State

Explore the best insurance colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 39
Ohio 50
Illinois 50
Indiana 100
Wisconsin 129

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.

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