A degree in actuarial science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #278 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for actuarial science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 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. We derive our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the actuarial science degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in actuarial science needs to check out University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in actuarial science. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Drake University if you wish to pursue a degree in actuarial science. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Des Moines. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were about 44 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.
Wartburg College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Waverly. This college ranks 15th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 4 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Wartburg in the most recent data year.
Dordt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Sioux Center. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dordt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mercy in the most recent data year.
NWC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Orange City. This college ranks 11th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 2 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at NWC 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. We derive our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
