Actuarial Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study actuarial science, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Actuarial Science section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Actuarial Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

UW - Madison Actuarial Science Rankings

The actuarial science major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Actuarial Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the actuarial science majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of actuarial science bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Actuarial Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in actuarial science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Insurance Underwriters	2,260	$68,670
Business Professors	1,210	$104,290
Actuaries	690	$106,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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