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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,065 people earned their degree in actuarial science, making the major the 274th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 92 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,827 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $13,797 for southwest region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $18,693 for southwest region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $29,929 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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