Actuarial Science at DePaul 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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 22,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from DePaul.

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.

DePaul Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

DePaul Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at DePaul 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 DePaul 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 Focused Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Actuarial Science Schools	71
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74

In 2019, 5 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from DePaul. This makes it the #12 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of actuarial science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DePaul Actuarial Science Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in actuarial science from DePaul. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Management Science

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Insurance Underwriters	5,780	$75,690
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910
Actuaries	1,950	$110,430

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.