2024 Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a bachelor's degree in actuarial science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #181 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 38 bachelor's degrees in actuarial science to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to actuarial science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of actuarial science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized actuarial science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for actuarial science students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Actuarial Science in Massachusetts

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for actuarial science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Actuarial Science

1

Bentley University
Waltham, MA

28 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in actuarial science needs to look into Bentley University. Located in the city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Bentley University

2

Western New England University
Springfield, MA

6 Annual Graduates

Western New England University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in actuarial science. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Western New England University

Best Actuarial Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Actuarial Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	81
Maine	281	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science is one of 3 different types of Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Actuarial Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Science	204
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	116
Business Statistics	32

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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