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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

3 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $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 Pennsylvania, there were 248 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lock Haven University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

LHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LHU are $17,379.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Lock Haven University

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s actuarial science students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 96 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Actuarial Science at Carnegie Mellon

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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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