by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 2,055 people earned their degree in actuarial science, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 214 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in actuarial science. That schools that top this list have a program in actuarial science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree actuarial science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roanoke College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Salem, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on Actuarial Science at Middle Tennessee State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Actuarial Science at Bob Jones University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 31 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Actuarial Science at Anderson University South Carolina
High Point University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in High Point, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 49 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Actuarial Science at Florida State University
Bellarmine University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bellarmine University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Appalachian State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 17 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Actuarial Science at Appalachian State University
University of Central Florida landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 11 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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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