Actuarial Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from UW - Madison.

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.

UW - Madison Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

UW - Madison Actuarial Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The actuarial science major at UW - Madison 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
	4
	23

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in actuarial science from UW - Madison. This is the #23 most popular school for actuarial science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

The actuarial science program at UW - Madison awarded 70 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	49
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Insurance Underwriters	2,260	$68,670
Business Professors	1,210	$104,290
Actuaries	690	$106,850

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.