2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in New York

A master's degree in actuarial science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #258 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of actuarial science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 master's degrees in actuarial science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Actuarial Science School for Your Master's Degree

The actuarial science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Actuarial Science in New York ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of actuarial science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for actuarial science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Actuarial Science in New York

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in actuarial science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Actuarial Science Students Working on Their Master's

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

80 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a master's degree in actuarial science. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in actuarial science in New York.

There were approximately 80 actuarial science individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in actuarial science from Columbia University in the City of New York

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St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

St John's University - New York is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in actuarial science. STJ is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in actuarial science in New York.

There were roughly 12 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in actuarial science from St John’s University - New York

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Queens College
Queens, NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Queens College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in actuarial science. QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens. More information about a master’s in actuarial science from Queens College

Best Actuarial Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	586	110

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Rankings in Majors Related to Actuarial Science

One of 3 majors within the Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods area of study, Actuarial Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Actuarial Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	2,503
Management Science	1,078
Business Statistics	138

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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