Actuarial Science at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from Appalachian State.

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.

Appalachian State Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Appalachian State Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian 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
	49
	51
	56
	57
	68
	99

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 actuarial science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Appalachian 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in actuarial science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470
Insurance Underwriters	2,010	$78,220
Actuaries	230	$117,190

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 Clayhefner under License

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