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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,065 people earned their degree in actuarial science, making the major the 274th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 173 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 135 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in actuarial science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great actuarial science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 85 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Actuarial Science at UCONN

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMaine Farmington is a public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Farmington is $12,630 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UMaine Farmington Actuarial Science Report

#3

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Bentley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,405 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bentley University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Bentley University

#4

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New England University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Western New England University is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New England also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $25,205 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Western New England University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Western New England Actuarial Science Report

#5

Assumption University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Assumption University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Assumption, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Assumption University is $21,869 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Assumption University Actuarial Science Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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