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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $30-$48k) in California

2 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Actuarial Science is the 274th most popular major in the country with 2,065 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 178 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in actuarial science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality actuarial science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 81 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

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#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s actuarial science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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