2025 Best Actuarial Science Schools in Massachusetts

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 71 degrees in actuarial science annually.

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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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Actuarial Science

1

Bentley University
Waltham, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Actuarial Science Degrees Awarded

15.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in actuarial science needs to look into Bentley University. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham.More information about a degree in actuarial science from Bentley University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in actuarial science needs to check out Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a degree in actuarial science from Boston University

Best Actuarial Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Actuarial Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	538	81
Maine	396	8

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Actuarial Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Science	2,016
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1,001
Business Statistics	359

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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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