Actuarial Science at University of Iowa

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 University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. Of the 1,548 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 20 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.

Iowa Actuarial Science Degrees Available

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

Iowa Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Iowa 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 Iowa 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
	6
	10
	11
	13
	14
	22
	23
	75
	79

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in actuarial science from Iowa. This makes it the #11 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science from Iowa in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Iowa 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 University of Iowa with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa Actuarial Science Master’s Program

Of the 10 actuarial science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Insurance Underwriters	1,850	$71,680
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Actuaries	530	$107,390

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.