Actuarial Science at Central Washington University

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 Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. Of the 739 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 11 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.

CWU Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

CWU Actuarial Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks actuarial science programs across the country. The following shows how CWU 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 CWU 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
	39
	69
	73

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of actuarial science bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CWU 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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Insurance Underwriters	1,610	$81,210
Business Professors	1,350	$90,100
Actuaries	360	$131,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.