Boston University Metropolitan College (BUMET) is one of the 17 degree-granting schools that make up Boston University (BU). BUMET offers both full-time and part-time undergraduate, graduate and certification programs. BUMET offers a Master of Science (MS) degree in actuarial science. The MS in actuarial science, which BUMET offers, will prepare you for a career as an actuary by teaching you the fundamental principles of business, economics, statistics, finance and actuarial sciences. With the actuarial science graduate program at BUMET you'll be able to choose a specialization in either insurance or mathematical finance and/or opt for a dual degree in both actuarial science and either computer science, telecommunication, administrative studies or computer information systems.
Boston University Metropolitan College
Actuarial Science
96 Cummington Street, Suite 160
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-8758
bu.edu/met
Ball State University (BSU) was named one of the best universities in the Midwest by the Princeton Review. BSU offers over 280 different undergraduate and graduate programs including a graduate-level, MS degree in actuarial science. The professors that teach actuarial science at BSU have many years of experience in the field and are ready to pass on practical knowledge to their students. In order to be awarded the MS in actuarial science, a BSU graduate student has to have successful completion of examinations given by both the Casualty Actuary Society and the Society of Actuaries.
Ball State University
Graduate School
West Quad, Room 100
Muncie, IN 47306
866-285-4723
Columbia University started out as a lower Manhattan schoolhouse and is now one of the highest research institutions on the planet. The MS in actuarial science at Columbia University is offered by the Department of Statistics. In order to get into this program, a potential student needs to have a proven record of academic efficiency and achievement in educational fields such as mathematics, economics, or statistics. Core courses in Columbia's actuary program include probability, statistical inference, survival analysis, both micro and macroeconomics, as well as corporate finances and many more.
Columbia University
Department of Statistics
Room 1005 SSW, MC 4690
1255 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2132