Actuarial Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #278 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Actuarial Science Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 167 degrees in actuarial science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The actuarial science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Actuarial Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for actuarial science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Actuarial Science Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the actuarial science degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 112 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in actuarial science has to check out DePaul University. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Northern Illinois University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in actuarial science. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in actuarial science from Northern Illinois University
Bradley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.
North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Naperville. This college ranks 25th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 14 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.
Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 11 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.
Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. This university ranks 33rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 54th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 2 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Illinois College in the most recent data year.
Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Aurora. A Best Colleges rank of #354 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Aurora is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Aurora in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The actuarial science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Actuarial Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for actuarial science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
