Actuarial Science at Georgia State University

What traits are you looking for in a actuarial science school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's actuarial science program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 34,316 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 39 actuarial science majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia State.

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.

Georgia State Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Actuarial Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks actuarial science programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia State performed in these rankings.

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 Georgia State 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	5
Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools	10
Most Popular Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42

In 2019, 32 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Georgia State. This makes it the #5 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 39 actuarial science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgia State. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia State Actuarial Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of actuarial science master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Insurance Underwriters	6,020	$81,290
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Actuaries	210	$118,790

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.