Wondering which schools provide the best education for studentspursuing a career in insurance and risk management?

If you're hoping to recruit a new employee for your insurancebusiness this year, there are 12 schools that may offer the mostpromising future employees.

Every September, U.S. News & WorldReport provides nearly 50 different types ofnumerical rankings and lists to help students narrow their collegesearch. To rank this year's best undergraduate insurance programs, U.S.News relied on peer assessment surveys.

Future insurance professionals

There's some good news about the future of insurance.A recent survey found that millennials seethe insurance sector as providing fulfilling, long-termcareers. Generation Z, born roughly between 1996 and 2009, areon track to be the most educated generation in U.S. history. Theoldest members of Gen Z are turning 21 this year and are ready tostart their insurance careers.

Related: Here are the top 10 schools for insurance and riskmanagement (2016)

This year, two universities tied for the No. 1 spot amonginsurance programs. There was also a tie for the No. 11 ranking.Take a look at the 2017 top 12 U.S. undergraduate insuranceprograms as ranked by U.S. News:

11. Illinois State University (tie)

Normal, Illinois

$20,886 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$13,296 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Insurance — General Insurancemajor.

Illinois State University is a public institution that wasfounded in 1857.

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11. University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign (tie)

Champaign, Illinois

$31,320 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$15,698 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Insurance & Risk Management degreeprogram.

University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign is a publicinstitution that was founded in 1867.

10. Pennsylvania State University — University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

$32,382 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$17,900 (in-state) tuition and fees.

RiskManagement major.

Pennsylvania State University — University Park is a publicinstitution that was founded in 1855.

Purple and white New York University flags hang from an NYUbuilding on West 4th Street in Manhattan. (Photo:iStock)

9. New York University

New York City

$49,062 tuition and fees.

NYU Stern School of Business.

New York University’s primary campus is located in theGreenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. NYU is a privateinstitution that was founded in 1831.

The University of Texas campus. (Photo: iStock)

8. University of Texas — Austin

Austin, Texas

$34,676 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$9,806 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Department of Information, Risk and OperationsManagement.

University of Texas — Austin is a public institution thatwas founded in 1883.

7. Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

$21,673 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$6,507 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Risk Management/Insurance major.

Florida State University is a sprawling public school inTallahassee, the state’s capital.

(Photo: Screenshot from Fox School ofBusiness video)

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

$25,994 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$15,688 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Risk Management and Insuranceprogram.

Temple University is a public institution founded in1884.

5. University of Wisconsin — Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

$32,738 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$10,488 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Risk and Insurance Department.

University of Wisconsin — Madison is a public institutionthat was founded in 1848.

4. Georgia State University

Atlanta

$28,896 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$10,686 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Risk Management& Insurance program.

Georgia State University is a public institution located indowntown Atlanta.

3. University of Georgia

Athens, Ga.

$29, 844 (out-of-state) tuition and fees.

$11,634 (in-state) tuition and fees.

Risk Management and Insuranceprogram.

The University of Georgia says it is the first public,state-supported college in the United States. Its Risk Managementand Insurance Program started in 1965.

1. St. Joseph's University (tie)

Philadelphia

$43,020 tuition and fees.

Risk Management and Insurancemajor.

St. Joseph's University is a private institution that wasfounded in 1851.

1. University of Pennsylvania (tie)

Philadelphia

$51,464 tuition and fees.

Insurance & Risk Managementconcentration.

The University of Pennsylvania, a private institution, wasfounded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740.

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