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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in actuarial science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent actuarial science programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at University of Connecticut

#5 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #2 spot on the list. UMaine Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

UMaine Farmington also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,548 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students with aid per year to attend UMaine Farmington.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at University of Maine at Farmington

#3

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New England University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western New England University is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

Western New England also took the #3 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $30,079 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students with aid 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%.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Western New England University

#4

Assumption University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Assumption also took the #4 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Assumption University is $28,466 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Assumption Actuarial Science Report

#5

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

Bentley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bentley University is $38,986 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

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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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