Actuarial Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

UCSB Actuarial Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks actuarial science programs across the country. The following shows how UCSB performed in these rankings.

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 UCSB 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
	7
	7
	8
	9
	9
	11
	13
	23
	25
	27
	30
	47
	54
	59
	65

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from UCSB. This makes it the #7 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in actuarial science from UCSB in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 University of California - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCSB Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 17 actuarial science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSB, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the actuarial science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSB 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Barbara.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Insurance Underwriters	9,130	$88,140
Business Professors	4,980	$137,530
Actuaries	1,410	$120,680

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.