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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
199 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 460 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 199 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in actuarial science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality actuarial science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 80 degrees to qualified masters’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 96 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Carnegie Mellon University

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #0 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Towson University

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Temple University

#5

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lock Haven University landed the #5 spot on the list. LHU is a small school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

LHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lock Haven University are $17,379, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full LHU Actuarial Science Report

#4 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also made our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666.

Full St John’s University - New York 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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