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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for actuarial science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 degrees in actuarial science annually.
Your choice of actuarial science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The actuarial science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Actuarial Science Schools in Wisconsin.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 8 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in actuarial science has to take a look at Concordia University, Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 5 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Wisconsin in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of actuarial science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Actuarial Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
