Actuarial Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from UWM.

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.

UWM Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

UWM Actuarial Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks actuarial science programs across the country. The following shows how UWM 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 UWM 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
	30
	36
	71
	76
	79
	83

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

The actuarial science program at UWM awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.