Actuarial Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 25,976 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

UCSB Actuarial Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The actuarial science major at UCSB 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 Schools	2
Most Popular Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Actuarial Science Schools	12
Best Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Actuarial Science Schools	44

In 2019, 14 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from UCSB. This makes it the #7 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in actuarial science from UCSB in 2019, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University of California - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSB Actuarial Science Master’s Program

The actuarial science program at UCSB awarded 14 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the actuarial science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSB 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Barbara.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Insurance Underwriters	9,130	$88,140
Business Professors	4,980	$137,530
Actuaries	1,410	$120,680

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.