Insurance at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a insurance school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's insurance program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 34,657.

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

Boston U Insurance Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Insurance

Online Classes Are Available at Boston U

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? Boston U offers distance education options for insurance at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Boston U Insurance Rankings

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.

Insurance Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Insurance Master’s Program

Of the 29 insurance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from Boston U, about 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a insurance master's degree from Boston U, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the insurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Insurance Sales Agents	7,030	$89,100
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	5,760	$76,150
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Insurance Underwriters	2,410	$82,540
Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	680	$69,260

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.