2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 92 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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 Master’s in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Actuarial Science Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s actuarial science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Actuarial Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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