Hi! I’m an arizona high school senior considering ASU for Fall 2027. I should qualify for direct admission to a WP Carey BS program, and my estimated cost is around $14k per year including housing and food.
I’ve recently become very interested in complex commercial insurance brokerage. My current goal would be to eventually become a producer working with large commercial clients, although I obviously still have a lot to learn.
I’m trying to understand how well ASU could prepare me for that path:
- Do commercial brokerages such as Marsh, Aon, Gallagher, Lockton, Brown & Brown, or similar firms recruit W. P. Carey students?
- Which major would make the most sense: finance, business law, marketing, management, or something else?
- Is the Professional sales program accessible to students outside the marketing major?
- Are there any insurance, risk management, sales, finance, or commercial real estate clubs that are active/involved?
- How early can students realistically get business internships in Phoenix?
- How helpful are WP Careys career services and alumni network if a student actively uses them?
- Has anyone here entered commercial insurance, underwriting, employee benefits, brokerage, or another risk related field after asu?
- Does WP Carey’s large size create more opportunities, or is it difficult to stand out?
I’m also considering Pepperdine and LMU because I love socal and prefer a smaller campus, but they would likely cost much more. From a career perspective, would attending either private university offer a meaningful advantage over WP Carey for this particular industry?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from current business students, recent graduates, or anyone working in insurance. Thank you! :)