Actuarial Science at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 actuarial science majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakland.

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.

Oakland Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Oakland Actuarial Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks actuarial science programs across the country. The following shows how Oakland 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 Oakland 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
	28
	31
	35
	44
	48

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science from Oakland in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Oakland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Oakland University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oakland 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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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 Brian Gingrich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.