Insurance at University of Houston - Downtown

Every insurance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the insurance program at University of Houston - Downtown stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. In 2021, 15 insurance majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Downtown.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Insurance section at the bottom of this page.

UH Downtown Insurance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UH Downtown offers distance education options for insurance at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UH Downtown Insurance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the insurance progam at UH Downtown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The insurance major at UH Downtown 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
	4
	9
	22
	24
	30
	30
	36
	43

Insurance Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Insurance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of insurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical insurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Downtown since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its insurance bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Downtown 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Insurance Sales Agents	31,890	$62,760
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	23,110	$69,560
Insurance Underwriters	7,560	$68,390
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	1,710	$63,780

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.