Actuarial Science

CIP Code: 52.1304

A actuarial science degree prepares graduates for careers in Actuaries, Financial risk specialists, Business teachers, postsecondary and more. 123 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

1,363

                Colleges Offering
                123
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $102,230
            

                Top Career Salary
                $125,770
            

Actuarial Science Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $86,176 four years after graduating (middle half: $61,755–$114,719). Where you study it matters: across 126 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $50,553 to $158,559.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	New York University New York, NY	$158,559	$150,915	$102,572	$17,250	A+
2	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$153,279	$155,886	$104,502	$15,750	A+
3	Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC	$146,608	$157,331	—	—	A+
4	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$139,095	$126,659	$93,565	$18,286	A+
5	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$126,906	$111,383	$78,177	$21,500	A
6	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$126,475	$111,374	$80,046	$18,000	A+
7	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$124,557	$133,627	$83,810	$19,000	A+
8	George Washington University Washington, DC	$120,730	$105,791	$66,362	$20,500	A+
9	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$114,822	$116,740	—	—	A
10	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$111,649	$97,985	$72,304	$14,943	A+
11	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$111,500	$118,987	$68,814	$20,500	A
12	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$111,433	$98,128	$81,103	$25,000	A+
13	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$109,642	$111,507	$76,606	$27,000	A+
14	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	$109,396	$104,122	$82,432	$19,500	B+
15	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$109,220	$116,251	$60,290	$18,625	A+
16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$108,726	$99,005	$77,877	$21,500	A
17	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$108,187	$103,342	$78,978	$18,500	A
18	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$107,635	$111,743	$62,993	$23,250	B+
19	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$106,521	$110,840	$83,260	$22,250	A+
20	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$105,444	$107,237	$73,497	$27,000	B+
21	North Central College Naperville, IL	$105,350	$103,506	$85,168	$27,000	B
22	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$104,599	$106,378	$74,357	$28,233	A+
23	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$104,311	$106,085	$74,778	$24,187	B+
24	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$104,172	$102,348	$72,527	$20,500	A+
25	University of Denver Denver, CO	$104,087	$97,342	$65,557	$21,500	B+
26	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$102,625	$97,678	$56,463	$21,625	A
27	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$102,249	$109,115	$74,770	$27,000	B
28	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$101,502	$100,894	$73,420	$25,740	A
29	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$98,020	$108,689	$68,804	$22,497	A
30	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$97,236	$102,524	$69,443	$22,872	A
31	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$97,132	$102,171	$80,044	$23,979	A
32	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$97,049	$88,372	$68,049	$17,250	B+
33	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	$96,930	$98,579	$65,627	$26,000	A+
35	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$96,430	$99,083	$73,618	$17,500	B+
34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$96,430	$99,083	$73,618	$17,500	B+
36	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$96,087	$99,310	$75,137	$24,000	B
37	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$96,078	$87,425	$66,099	$11,128	A
39	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$95,193	$87,557	$62,069	—	A
38	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$95,193	$87,557	$62,069	—	A
40	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$94,942	$87,451	$76,718	$25,079	C
41	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$94,887	$100,995	$62,578	$18,522	A
42	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$94,582	$90,022	$62,306	$7,500	A
43	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$93,976	$100,819	$70,903	$18,578	A+
44	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$92,741	$99,494	$67,267	—	D
45	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$92,042	$100,546	$59,501	$24,812	B+
46	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$91,720	$96,478	$70,324	$20,500	A
51	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$91,446	$82,331	$71,600	$23,250	B+
50	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$91,446	$82,331	$71,600	$23,250	B+
49	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$91,446	$82,331	$71,600	$23,250	B+
48	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$91,446	$82,331	$71,600	$23,250	B+
47	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$91,446	$82,331	$71,600	$23,250	A
52	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$89,660	$96,134	$61,709	$20,500	C+
53	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$89,587	$92,741	$55,596	$23,029	D
54	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$89,451	$81,395	$60,973	$15,127	A+
55	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$88,067	$103,780	$57,257	$22,500	B+
56	Siena College Loudonville, NY	$87,394	$83,181	$54,855	$25,966	A
57	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$87,119	$91,857	$69,446	—	B
58	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$86,317	$92,602	$67,129	—	B+
59	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$86,155	$78,395	$52,684	$12,000	A
60	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$85,904	$84,400	$58,820	$25,000	B
61	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$85,717	$87,149	$61,303	$17,048	A
62	Creighton University Omaha, NE	$85,268	$88,128	$65,365	$24,951	A
63	University of Portland Portland, OR	$84,313	$84,810	$53,136	$24,000	A
64	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$83,878	$76,323	$49,830	$12,375	C+
65	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	$83,328	$89,345	$69,590	$19,692	B+
66	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$83,310	$75,807	$57,276	$24,728	B+
67	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$83,033	$89,106	$56,340	$22,811	C+
68	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$82,193	$72,140	$58,890	$20,497	C+
69	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	$81,661	$83,908	$65,070	$21,516	C
70	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$80,498	$93,183	$59,150	$21,500	A
71	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$79,811	$90,592	$60,832	$23,250	B+
72	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$78,996	$80,316	$47,528	$22,645	C+
73	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$78,856	$75,324	$57,558	$24,125	C+
74	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$78,629	$79,943	$58,615	$17,750	C+
75	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$77,774	$83,437	$67,350	$16,654	C+
76	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$77,768	$81,997	$66,149	$20,500	C+
77	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$76,518	$77,819	$57,783	$19,321	B+
78	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$76,420	$75,082	$51,522	$22,859	B+
79	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$75,055	$78,098	—	—	C+
80	Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK	$75,041	$84,253	$45,047	$32,125	C
81	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$74,452	$84,302	$49,823	$21,500	D
82	Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA	$74,438	$78,300	$49,039	$26,600	B
83	National Louis University Chicago, IL	$74,144	$72,846	$59,084	$22,507	F
99	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
98	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
97	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
96	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
95	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny Mckeesport, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
94	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	A
93	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
92	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	B
91	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
90	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	B
89	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
88	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
87	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	B
86	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
85	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	C+
84	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA	$73,308	$74,555	$58,140	$25,000	B
100	Carroll University Waukesha, WI	$72,961	$75,919	—	—	B
101	Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY	$71,464	$68,019	—	—	C+
102	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$71,040	$69,796	$51,128	$20,000	C+
103	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$70,671	$69,434	$47,553	$21,500	B
104	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$69,977	$71,167	$41,787	$26,500	A
105	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$69,603	$73,388	$46,886	$25,000	B
106	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	$69,382	$68,167	$48,715	$24,632	F
107	McKendree University Lebanon, IL	$69,002	$67,794	$45,899	$20,264	C+
108	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	$68,599	$67,398	$45,735	$23,612	B
109	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$68,374	$65,078	$51,494	$24,625	B+
110	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$68,095	$69,233	$55,887	$23,165	A
111	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$67,614	$72,154	$47,040	$18,716	C
112	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$67,555	$66,372	$45,665	$15,251	B+
113	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	$66,878	$60,212	$42,454	$20,500	C
114	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$66,745	$58,581	$44,322	$22,250	D
115	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$66,744	$69,562	$45,090	$14,714	B
116	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$64,769	$57,036	$45,720	$25,000	D
117	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	$64,116	$61,025	$51,113	$23,750	A
118	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	$62,298	$63,339	$33,097	$24,867	C
119	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	$61,660	$65,629	$48,375	$20,832	B+
120	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	$60,985	$59,917	$42,500	$24,000	D
121	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$59,597	$63,599	$45,730	$25,000	A
122	Quincy University Quincy, IL	$58,745	$57,717	—	$25,250	D
123	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	$56,680	$55,688	$42,711	$27,000	C
124	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	$53,064	$53,967	$37,911	$25,250	C
125	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	$53,029	$59,539	$44,959	$18,723	D
126	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	$50,553	$59,573	—	—	B

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Actuarial Science Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Actuaries

$125,770 +21.8% growth

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Financial risk specialists

$106,000 +6.5% growth

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Business teachers, postsecondary

$97,270 +5.7% growth

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Insurance underwriters

$79,880 -2.6% growth

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$102,230

Average Salary Across Careers

$125,770

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Actuarial Science

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in actuarial science.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	89	A+
2	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	44	A
3	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	31	A
4	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	71	B+
5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	70	B+
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	63	B+
7	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	52	B+
8	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	51	B+
9	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	38	B+
10	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	25	B+
11	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	47	B
12	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	32	B
13	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	26	B
14	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	41	C+

Largest Actuarial Science Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most actuarial science graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	89	A+
2	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	71	B+
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	70	B+
4	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	63	B+
5	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	52	B+
6	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	51	B+
7	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	47	B
8	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	44	A
9	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	41	C+
10	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	38	B+
11	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	32	B
12	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	31	A
13	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	26	B
14	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	25	B+

1,363

Degrees Awarded Annually

123

Colleges Offering Program

Related Careers

About Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science is a degree program offered at 123 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 1,363 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as actuaries, financial risk specialists, business teachers, postsecondary, insurance underwriters.

Program Classification

CIP Code 52.1304

Field (2-digit CIP) 52

Category (4-digit CIP) 52.13

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Actuarial Science degree?

A Actuarial Science degree can lead to careers as a actuaries, financial risk specialists, business teachers, postsecondary, insurance underwriters, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $125,770 annually.

How many colleges offer Actuarial Science?

123 colleges and universities in the United States offer Actuarial Science as a degree program. Each year, approximately 1,363 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Actuarial Science?

The best colleges for Actuarial Science based on Repit's ratings include University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Georgia, Purdue University-Main Campus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Actuarial Science degree?

Graduates with a Actuarial Science degree can expect average salaries around $102,230 in related careers, with top earners making up to $125,770. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

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What Can You Do With a Actuarial Science Degree?

Actuaries

Financial risk specialists

Business teachers, postsecondary

Insurance underwriters

Best Colleges for Actuarial Science

Largest Actuarial Science Programs

About Actuarial Science

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