Actuarial Science at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 14,029. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from Carnegie Mellon.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science
• Master’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Online Classes Are Available at Carnegie Mellon

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Carnegie Mellon offers distance education options for actuarial science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Carnegie Mellon Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Carnegie Mellon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The actuarial science major at Carnegie Mellon 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools	2
Most Focused Actuarial Science Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74

In 2019, 95 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #1 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 actuarial science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Carnegie Mellon, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

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

Carnegie Mellon Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 95 students who graduated with a master’s in actuarial science from Carnegie Mellon in 2019, 61% were men and 39% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in actuarial science. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Insurance Underwriters	4,640	$77,300
Actuaries	1,610	$120,090

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.