What Insurance Graduates Earn
How much do Insurance bachelor's graduates earn?
One year out, the median bachelor's graduate in Insurance earns $69,528; five years out, $97,318. The figures pool 1,354 graduates counted at the first horizon, and the median debt carried out of school is $18,846.
What Insurance actually returns, in federal numbers: median earnings at three horizons for 1,258 counted graduates, and the median debt those graduates carried out.
Updated November 5, 2026
Median earnings at 1, 4, and 5 years (College Scorecard)
Nothing on this page is a survey response or a recruiter's claim: the $69,528 year-one median and the $97,318 year-five median for Insurance come from federal earnings records pooled across 59 bachelor's programs. The headline median weights programs by graduates counted (1,354 at year one); the second column is the unweighted median program, printed so the method stays visible.
| Horizon | Median earnings (graduate-weighted) | Median program (unweighted) | Graduates counted | Share earning above the high-school threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year after graduation | $69,528 | $62,910 | 1,354 | 65.6% |
| 4 years after graduation | $92,555 | $89,343 | 1,254 | n/p |
| 5 years after graduation | $97,318 | $85,359 | 1,258 | 79.7% |
Five years out, the median graduate earns $97,318, which is $27,790 more than the year-one median of $69,528 (40% growth). Set against the median field overall ($45,010 at year one, $65,763 at year five), this field starts above the pack and ends above it.
One more cut of the year-one data: Pell recipients in Insurance post a median of $69,859, non-recipients $71,169. That $1,310 gap is the distance between two different student populations studying under one field name, and it narrows or widens by institution, which the program table below hints at.
Inside its own CIP family, Insurance ranks 2 of 19 published bachelor's fields by five-year earnings; the family median at that horizon is $78,466. Its closest sibling is Construction Management at $100,149, above this field's $97,318. Family comparisons strip out the broad field effect and leave the specific program choice exposed.
Ranked across all 182 published fields, Insurance stands number 19 by five-year earnings and number 33 by first-year earnings, and number 22 from the lowest median debt. Those three ranks together are the field's fingerprint: high earn rank with a low debt rank is the combination students are actually shopping for, and this field's spread between them is 3 places.
The debt side of the same degree
The median graduate in this field leaves school owing $18,846 in federal loans, the graduate-weighted median across the 16 programs reporting debt. That is 27% of the first-year median earnings, or about 3.3 months of gross pay at $69,528 a year. On the standard 10-year plan at the 2026-27 undergraduate rate of 6.52%, the payment is $214 a month and interest adds $6,856 over the life of the loan. Price your own borrowing with the student loan payoff calculator, and test the whole degree in the college ROI calculator or the college major ROI calculator.
Where graduates of this field earn the most
Where a student studies inside this field matters at least as much as the field itself. These five programs post the strongest five-year medians in Insurance among programs with at least 30 graduates in the count, led by University of Wisconsin-Madison at $114,304, against a national field median of $97,318.
| Institution | Median earnings, 5 years | Median earnings, 1 year | Median debt | Graduates counted (5yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | $114,304 | $80,508 | $15,000 | 91 |
| St. John's University-New York | $113,008 | $73,673 | $19,500 | 57 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $107,516 | $70,669 | $22,375 | 53 |
| University of Georgia | $101,693 | $69,528 | $16,236 | 161 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | $100,199 | $69,288 | $21,000 | 103 |
Treat the top of this table as a research list, not a ranking to enroll by: medians reflect local labor markets and student mix as much as teaching. The honest comparison pairs each program's earnings here with its net price from the net price estimator and its four-year total from the degree cost calculator.
Two more facts about the shape of this field: the five highest-paying programs in the table account for only 37.0% of the 1,258 graduates counted at five years, so the top of the table is a thin slice and not the field's center; and the leading program's five-year median of $114,304 sits 17% above the national field median of $97,318. Its median debt, $15,000, runs below the field median of $18,846, which is the trade a student at the top of this table is actually being offered.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Insurance graduates earn after 5 years?
$97,318 is the graduate-weighted median at the five-year horizon, built from 21 programs and 1,258 graduates counted. The one-year median is $69,528, so the measured early-career growth is 40%.
How much debt do Insurance graduates carry?
The median is $18,846 at graduation, equal to 27% of the first-year median earnings. Standard repayment at 6.52% over 10 years costs $214 a month.
Which Insurance programs pay the most?
Among programs with at least 30 graduates counted at five years, University of Wisconsin-Madison posts the highest five-year median at $114,304. The top five are tabled on this page with their debt medians beside their earnings.
Is Insurance a good major financially?
Financially, the field's own numbers are a $69,528 start, 40% growth to year five, and $18,846 of median debt. Whether that clears your cost of attendance is a personal calculation; the college ROI calculator and college major ROI calculator on this site run it.