Actuarial Science at Northwestern College

What traits are you looking for in a actuarial science school? To help you decide if Northwestern College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's actuarial science program.

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern College in 2021, 2 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.

NWC Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

NWC Actuarial Science Rankings

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

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 NWC 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
	37
	38
	42
	43
	49
	56
	89
	90
	97
	98

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from NWC. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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

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

NWC 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.