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2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
199 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

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

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” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The actuarial science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Temple University

#2

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lock Haven University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lock Haven University is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LHU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at STJ

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 96 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Carnegie Mellon University

#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 #5 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s actuarial science degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree actuarial science students list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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