Actuarial Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,755 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 22 actuarial science majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas.

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.

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas 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 Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools	21
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Actuarial Science Schools	48
Most Focused Actuarial Science Schools	54
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66

In 2019, 9 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from UT Dallas. This makes it the #11 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from UT Dallas. About 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Actuarial Science from UT Dallas in 2018-2019, 78% were men and 22% were women.

In the actuarial science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Dallas 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
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Insurance Underwriters	7,560	$68,390
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Actuaries	1,000	$107,260

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.