Actuarial Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

Every actuarial science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the actuarial science program at The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. Of the 1,057 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 24 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.

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas 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
	12
	13
	17
	18
	43
	44
	71

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

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 actuarial science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Dallas Actuarial Science Master’s Program

The actuarial science program at UT Dallas awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

In the actuarial science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

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

UT Dallas 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
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Insurance Underwriters	7,560	$68,390
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Actuaries	1,000	$107,260

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.