Institutions in the midwest that offer actuarial science degrees include Northwestern College in Orange City, Drake University in Des Moines and University of Iowa in Iowa City; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University in Normal; Roosevelt University in Chicago; Ball State University in Muncie, Purdue University in West Lafayette and Indiana University in South Bend; Otterbein College in Westville, Ohio; Maryville University at St. Louis; University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; University of Nebraska Lincoln; and University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor and Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant.
The undergraduate actuarial science program at Illinois State University provides training for students to pass the actuarial examinations needed for certification. Core coursework includes classes such as applied probability models, financial mathematics, statistics and data analysis, and principles of economics.
Schools in the northeast that confer actuarial science degrees are Binghamton University, Columbia University, St. John's University and New York University in New York; Bryan University in Smithfield, Rhode Island; Central Connecticut State University in New Britain and University of Connecticut in Storrs; Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Robert Morris University in Moon Township and Temple University in Philadelphia and Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Columbia University's Master of Actuarial Science provides students an education in the theory and principles used by actuaries and prepares them to take the required certification exams. The curriculum has three disciplines: business and economics, actuarial science, and probability and statistics. Core classes cover subjects such as statistical methods, economics and finance, and actuarial science.
The two schools in the southeast that offer a degree in actuarial science are Florida State University in Tallahassee and Georgia State University in Atlanta. Florida State offers a bachelor of science and bachelor of arts in actuarial science. This is an interdisciplinary degree with an emphasis on statistical concepts and math, which form the basis for life insurance, property insurance and casualty insurance. Core classes include actuarial models, financial management, risk management and insurance, investments, and actuarial mathematics.
Brigham Young University in Provo is the only major institution in the southwest that offers an actuarial science degree. The school's bachlelor's in actuarial science trains students to become professional actuaries through an intensive course load that begins in the first year with statistics, math, economics and writing classes. Second and third year classes incorporate more advanced statistics and require students to take an internship. The final year focuses heavily on actuarial electives in preparation for students to sit for their certification exams.