2026 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
[Insurance](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/insurance/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong insurance education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools to find the best return on investment for insurance students.
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2026 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in insurance, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Insurance Schools
For return on investment in insurance, no school beat Columbia University In The City Of New York this year. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $70,517 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $23,258 to complete the insurance program here. Early-career insurance graduates make about $86,770. Set against $23,258 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 4%.
St Johns University New York came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value insurance schools. Set in the city of Queens, St Johns University New York is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $53,529 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $24,125 to complete the insurance program here. Insurance graduates of St Johns University New York earn a median of $70,752 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,125 median debt. Roughly 83% of applicants are accepted.
Saint Josephs University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best value insurance schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Saint Josephs University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $53,260. Typical student debt for insurance graduates is $23,016. Early-career insurance graduates make about $66,523. That is a strong return on a $23,016 median debt. Saint Josephs University admits about 89% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 14 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
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