Actuarial Science at Brigham Young University - Provo

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,239 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 20 of them were actuarial science majors.

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.

BYU Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

BYU Actuarial Science Rankings

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

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 BYU 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
	1
	1
	5
	21
	30
	73
	82

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from BYU. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

BYU 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Business Professors	770	$96,460
Insurance Underwriters	500	$60,040
Actuaries	140	$74,180

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.