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2024 Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

27 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
649 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded
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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 27 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 649 degrees in actuarial science during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Actuarial Science School

Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of actuarial science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Actuarial Science
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Actuarial Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Actuarial Science

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 5 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
107 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in actuarial science has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 107 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
40 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is a great option for students interested in a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 40 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
202 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 202 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
38.5% Growth in Graduates

St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were about 13 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
28.6% Growth in Graduates

UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
58 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Baruch College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
49 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #264 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Baruch is a great college overall.

There were roughly 49 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Baruch in the most recent data year.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 12th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

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Best Actuarial Science Colleges by State

Explore the best actuarial science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
New York1,026154
Pennsylvania978415
Maryland61811
New Jersey6149
Delaware34515

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Management Science4,568
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods4,377
Business Statistics1,352

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