by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 108 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,632 bachelor's degrees in actuarial science to qualified students.
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Your choice of actuarial science for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for actuarial science students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in actuarial science. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in actuarial science has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from University of Pennsylvania
New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in actuarial science. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from New York University
Bentley University is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in actuarial science. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Bentley University
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in actuarial science has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Carnegie Mellon University
Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from University of Iowa
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Drexel University
Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from University of Connecticut
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Ohio State University - Main Campus
St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Saint Joseph’s University
ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Arizona State University - Tempe
Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from University of St Thomas Minnesota
Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Iowa State University
Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Drake University
Here are some additional great schools for Actuarial Science students that almost earned our Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 19 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 20 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 21 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 22 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 23 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 24 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX |
| 25 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
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One of 3 majors within the Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods area of study, Actuarial Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Management Science | 5,585 |
| Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 2,579 |
| Business Statistics | 612 |
