Actuarial Science at Michigan State University

If you are interested in studying actuarial science, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 50,351. Of the 2,497 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2019, 28 of them were actuarial science majors.

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.

Michigan State Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Michigan State Actuarial Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The actuarial science major at Michigan 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
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools	22
Best Actuarial Science Schools	24

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of actuarial science bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% 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 Michigan State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan 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

• Business Statistics

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.