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2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New England region, there were 173 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 135 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in actuarial science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality actuarial science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 85 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,179 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UCONN.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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 Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMaine Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine Farmington, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Farmington is $17,976 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Assumption University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the #3 spot on the list. Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

Assumption not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Assumption is $27,421 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New England University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Western New England is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $29,886 for new england region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Western New England.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Western New England University

#5

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

Bentley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bentley is $34,455 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Actuarial Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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%.

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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