Why do I need a bachelors degree to become an insurance agent? 
I am a proponent of higher education , but it has to make sense . There are colleges that offer bachelor degrees in insurance . However , from an agents stand point , the success rate , in my humble opinion , is not increased . I have been blessed in the insurance industry for 22 + years and have recruited , trained , coached and mentored well over 1,000 agents . I have worked with agents that barely graduated from high school to college grads to even a couple of PhDs , there education level had nothing to do with their success or failure at selling insurance . As David mentioned , very few of us wanted to grow up to be an insurance agent . The best way to be a successful insurance agent is to become licensed and find a great mentor and be patient and become a sponge to learn everything you can about this great industry . 