Actuarial Science at University of Iowa

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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 31,656 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 26 actuarial science majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

Iowa Actuarial Science Rankings

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

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 Iowa 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 Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Actuarial Science Schools	66

In 2019, 2 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Iowa. This makes it the #16 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

The actuarial science program at Iowa awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Actuarial Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of actuarial science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the actuarial science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

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

Iowa 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Insurance Underwriters	1,850	$71,680
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Actuaries	530	$107,390

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.