Actuarial Science at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 2021, 47 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.

Temple Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

Temple Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Temple compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Temple 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
	10
	13
	16
	24
	34
	40

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Temple. This makes it the #12 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from Temple. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Temple Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 7 actuarial science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple 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

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 Temple 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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.