2025 Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

A degree in actuarial science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #278 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 113 degrees in actuarial science to qualified students.

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Actuarial Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Actuarial Science in the Far Western US Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the actuarial science degree levels they offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Actuarial Science

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a degree in actuarial science from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a degree in actuarial science from University of California - Santa Barbara

Best Actuarial Science Colleges by State

Explore the best actuarial science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	151
Washington	831	11

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Actuarial Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Science	4,362
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1,663
Business Statistics	415

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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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