If you plan on majoring in actuarial science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #278 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of actuarial science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 151 degrees in actuarial science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Actuarial Science Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of actuarial science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good option for students interested in a degree in actuarial science. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Santa Barbara is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in actuarial science. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 73 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in actuarial science has to take a look at University of the Pacific. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Stockton. This university ranks 40th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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