Insurance at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 76 insurance majors received their bachelor's degree from Appalachian 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.

Appalachian State Insurance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance

Appalachian State Insurance Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The insurance major at Appalachian 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
	6
	6
	9
	23
	24

Insurance Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Insurance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in insurance from Appalachian State in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in insurance at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in insurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Insurance Sales Agents	11,210	$69,020
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	8,440	$62,580
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470
Insurance Underwriters	2,010	$78,220
Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	310	$64,000

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.