Actuarial Science at Central Washington University

Every actuarial science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the actuarial science program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 12,342. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from CWU.

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.

CWU Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

CWU Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at CWU 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 CWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools	49
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Actuarial Science Schools	71
Best Actuarial Science Schools	73

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science from CWU in 2018-2019, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its actuarial science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CWU 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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Insurance Underwriters	1,610	$81,210
Business Professors	1,350	$90,100
Actuaries	360	$131,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.