2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in actuarial science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great actuarial science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s actuarial science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas Actuarial Science Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Actuarial Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s actuarial science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Actuarial Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science (With Aid)

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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