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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Actuarial Science is the 274th most popular major in the country with 2,065 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 202 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 150 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in actuarial science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality actuarial science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,360 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Florida State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 9 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $6,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Central Florida Actuarial Science Report

#3

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Appalachian State.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Appalachian State University

#4

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $8,919 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Middle Tennessee State University

#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State University is $11,991 for southeast region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Georgia State University Actuarial Science Report

#6

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $10,076 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bob Jones University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Actuarial Science Report

#7

Roanoke College

Salem, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Roanoke College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Roanoke is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salem, Virginia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

Roanoke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Roanoke is $17,473 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at Roanoke

#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bellarmine University is $21,398 for southeast region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Bellarmine U

#9

High Point University

High Point, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

High Point University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. High Point, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at High Point, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for High Point University is $33,024 for southeast region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Actuarial Science at High Point University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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