Actuarial Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 49,702 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

UIUC Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at UIUC 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 UIUC 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	1
Most Popular Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Actuarial Science Schools	26

In 2019, 15 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from UIUC. This makes it the #6 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of actuarial science bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 15 actuarial science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from UIUC, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.