2023 Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,206 people earned their degree in actuarial science, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 143 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in actuarial science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality actuarial science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the actuarial science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying actuarial science.
Top 5 Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
UTSA also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at San Antonio supports 34,742 students, and 3,565 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 28,669 students enrolled at UT Dallas, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
TCU also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 520 of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Christian University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2020-2021.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report
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