If you plan on majoring in actuarial science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #278 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for actuarial science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 121 degrees in actuarial science to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Actuarial Science Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of actuarial science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in actuarial science. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in actuarial science. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were about 13 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in actuarial science has to check out Xavier University. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 8 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in actuarial science needs to check out Otterbein University. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Westerville. This university ranks 24th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 10 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Otterbein in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
