Actuarial Science at Roanoke College

If you are interested in studying actuarial science, you may want to check out the program at Roanoke College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and approximately 1,920 students attend the school each year. Of the 86 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College in 2021, 7 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.

Roanoke Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Roanoke Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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
	8
	9
	49
	52
	56
	58
	69
	77
	93
	103

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 actuarial science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Roanoke. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Roanoke 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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Insurance Underwriters	2,180	$68,950

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 roanokecollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.