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Actuarial Science at Northwestern College

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how NWC ranks in comparison to other schools with actuarial science programs.

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Actuarial Science Degrees Available at NWC

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

NWC Actuarial Science Rankings

The bachelor's program at NWC was ranked #94 on College Factual's Best Schools for actuarial science list. It is also ranked #8 in Iowa.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science	63
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science	65
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income Over $110k)	78
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $75-$110k)	79
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income Over $110k)	82
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $30-$48k)	82
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $75-$110k)	84
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science Graduates	84
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (With Aid)	85
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $30-$48k)	87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k)	87
Highest Paid Actuarial Science Graduates	88
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $0-$30k)	88
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science (With Aid)	90
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $0-$30k)	92
Best Value Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k)	92
Best Actuarial Science Schools	94
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	96
Best Actuarial Science Colleges for Veterans	101

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern College handed out 2 bachelor's degrees in actuarial science. This is a decrease of 50% over the previous year when 4 degrees were handed out.

NWC Actuarial Science Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the actuarial science majors at Northwestern College.

NWC Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

The actuarial science program at NWC awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern College with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.