Actuarial Science at Drexel 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 Drexel University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from Drexel.

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.

Drexel Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

Drexel Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Drexel 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 Drexel 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
	2
	5
	9
	19

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Drexel. This makes it the #3 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Drexel in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Drexel since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Drexel Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 58 students who graduated with a master’s in actuarial science from Drexel in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Business Statistics
• Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Management Science

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Insurance Underwriters	4,640	$77,300
Actuaries	1,610	$120,090

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.