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2025 Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
649 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded
Actuarial Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #278 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 649 degrees in actuarial science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Actuarial Science School

Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of actuarial science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for actuarial science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Actuarial Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Actuarial Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the actuarial science degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Actuarial Science

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
38.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in actuarial science has to check out Saint Joseph's University. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
202 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Drexel University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in actuarial science. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were roughly 202 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
58 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
30.0% Growth in Graduates

STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens. This university ranks 31st out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 30 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 11th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

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Baruch College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
49 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 49 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Baruch in the most recent data year.

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Located in the midsize city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.More information about a degree in actuarial science from University at Albany

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD

Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 actuarial science students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

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Best Actuarial Science Colleges by State

Explore the best actuarial science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 154
Pennsylvania 978 415
Maryland 618 11
New Jersey 614 9
Delaware 345 15

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Actuarial Science is one of 3 different types of Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Science 4,568
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 4,377
Business Statistics 1,352

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