Quick answer:No college within 100 miles of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina awards a risk management degree - the nearest campus is about 126 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024). Online programs that enroll South Carolina students are the realistic route, and they are what the comparison below covers.
Compare risk management programs you can start from Hilton Head Island:
Risk Management Program Access Near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Distance from Hilton Head Island
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
0
Within 50 miles
0
Within 100 miles
0
Within 250 miles
4
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
No college within 100 miles of Hilton Head Island awards this degree - the nearest campus is roughly 126 miles away. From Hilton Head Island this is an online degree in practice, which is how most working adults take it anyway, and the comparison widget above covers programs that enroll South Carolina students online.
Choosing A Risk Management Program From Hilton Head Island
The subject matter does not change by location: risk assessment, insurance principles, enterprise risk, and financial analysis. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Colleges Near Hilton Head Island
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
Advertising plays no part.
This page lists 1 school
within 126 miles, closest group first, then ordered by
BOC Score with the highest at the top.
1 of them carries a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal
about the institution rather than about this subject.
Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from
this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
What Insurance Underwriters Earn in South Carolina
Insurance Underwriters in South Carolina earn a median $79,570 per year against $81,370 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The South Carolina median for insurance underwriters is $79,570 per year, below the national median of $81,370, on state employment of 910 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Hilton Head Island specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the South Carolina page.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Insurance Underwriters (SOC 13-2053)
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