A degree in actuarial science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #278 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Texas 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 122 degrees in actuarial science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of actuarial science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Actuarial Science Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the actuarial science degree levels they offer.
The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 31 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas Christian University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in actuarial science has to take a look at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 19 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of actuarial science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
