Actuarial Science at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study actuarial science, take a look at what Ohio State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from Ohio State.

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.

Ohio State Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Ohio State 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 Ohio State 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
	4
	5
	11
	12
	16
	19
	21
	46

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Ohio State. This makes it the #14 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the actuarial science majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 actuarial science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ohio State, about 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ohio State Actuarial Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 actuarial science majors earned their master's degree from Ohio State. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Insurance Underwriters	4,630	$74,370
Business Professors	3,900	$108,400
Actuaries	1,560	$100,620

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.