Wondering which schools provide the best education for students pursuing a career in insurance and risk management?
If you're hoping to recruit a new employee for your insurance business this year, there are 12 schools that may offer the most promising future employees.
Every September, U.S. News & World Report provides nearly 50 different types of numerical rankings and lists to help students narrow their college search. To rank this year's best undergraduate insurance programs, U.S. News relied on peer assessment surveys.
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This year, two universities tied for the No. 1 spot among insurance programs. There was also a tie for the No. 11 ranking. Take a look at the 2017 top 12 U.S. undergraduate insurance programs as ranked by U.S. News:
11. Illinois State University (tie)
Normal, Illinois
$20,886 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$13,296 (in-state) tuition and fees.
Illinois State University is a public institution that was founded in 1857.
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|11. University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign (tie)
Champaign, Illinois
$31,320 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$15,698 (in-state) tuition and fees.
University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign is a public institution that was founded in 1867.
10. Pennsylvania State University — University Park
University Park, Pennsylvania
$32,382 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$17,900 (in-state) tuition and fees.
Pennsylvania State University — University Park is a public institution that was founded in 1855.
Purple and white New York University flags hang from an NYU building on West 4th Street in Manhattan. (Photo: iStock)
|9. New York University
New York City
$49,062 tuition and fees.
New York University’s primary campus is located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. NYU is a private institution that was founded in 1831.
The University of Texas campus. (Photo: iStock)
|8. University of Texas — Austin
Austin, Texas
$34,676 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$9,806 (in-state) tuition and fees.
University of Texas — Austin is a public institution that was founded in 1883.
7. Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
$21,673 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$6,507 (in-state) tuition and fees.
Florida State University is a sprawling public school in Tallahassee, the state’s capital.
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|6. Temple University
Philadelphia
$25,994 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$15,688 (in-state) tuition and fees.
Temple University is a public institution founded in 1884.
5. University of Wisconsin — Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
$32,738 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$10,488 (in-state) tuition and fees.
University of Wisconsin — Madison is a public institution that was founded in 1848.
4. Georgia State University
Atlanta
$28,896 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$10,686 (in-state) tuition and fees.
Georgia State University is a public institution located in downtown Atlanta.
3. University of Georgia
Athens, Ga.
$29, 844 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.
$11,634 (in-state) tuition and fees.
The University of Georgia says it is the first public, state-supported college in the United States. Its Risk Management and Insurance Program started in 1965.
1. St. Joseph's University (tie)
Philadelphia
$43,020 tuition and fees.
St. Joseph's University is a private institution that was founded in 1851.
1. University of Pennsylvania (tie)
Philadelphia
$51,464 tuition and fees.
The University of Pennsylvania, a private institution, was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740.
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