University for Actuarial Science

[hatake_kakashi]

Does anyone here know which is the best Unversity in USA offering Actuarial Science major or concentration program?

[SirVLCIV]

Does anyone here know which is the best Unversity in USA offering Actuarial Science major or concentration program?

Best? No clue. I'm majoring in Mathematical Sciences with the Finance and Actuarial Science option at NJIT. I believe another New Jersey school (private school) offers a specific 'Actuarial Science' degree, but all an 'Actuarial Science' degree is is extensive calculus, statistics+probability, with finance, accounting, and some programming.

[Irish Blues]

Does anyone here know which is the best Unversity in USA offering Actuarial Science major or concentration program?

That's like asking who has the best football program in Division I-A. It's subjective (especially with the stupid BCS - but I'll omit that rant for now). You can get opinions on easily 20 schools with strong programs in actuarial science, but I'm not sure you could definitively say "this school is THE BEST".

Besides, IMO if you can do the work and you have the committment, you could graduate from Joe Schmoe College in B.F. Nowhere and do just as good a job as someone who graduates from a "very good actuarial program" - the difference being that initially, that other person has a leg up based on coursework.

[admin]

Does anyone here know which is the best Unversity in USA offering Actuarial Science major or concentration program?

The Directory of Actuarial Schools on Actuary.com may give some help in showing you the types of actuarial programs available at certain schools...as well as # of people graduating with exams, etc. [url="http://www.actuary.com/actuarial-science-schools"]www.actuary.com/actuarial-science-schools[/url]

[Ken]

I go to Joe Schmoe College and I think our program is really good. I'll ignore your rude comment about us.

[krzysio]

The answer depends somewhat on your objectives, and also on whether you are an American or a foreign student. You can review the list of schools at [url]www.beanactuary.org[/url]. Please note that some schools only offer an undergraduate program (so if you want a Master degree, you can't go to those), some offer a graduate degree but only a Master degree (so if you want a Ph.D., you can't go there).

I direct the Actuarial Program at Illinois State University
[url]www.IllinoisState.edu/actuary/[/url]
so if you have questions about our program, I welcome them, probably best in an e-mail to: [email]actuary@illinoisstate.edu[/email]

Best wishes in your career. Yours,
Krzys' Ostaszewski

Does anyone here know which is the best Unversity in USA offering Actuarial Science major or concentration program?