Actuaries use mathematics, statistics, and financial principles to assess risk and guide business decisions. 

If you enjoy probability, problem solving, and working with financial or insurance-related applications, consider coursework and experiences that prepare you for actuarial exams and risk-focused careers.

Actuaries help organizations understand uncertainty, forecast future outcomes, and make informed financial decisions. This pathway combines statistics, mathematics, finance, and business to prepare students for careers in insurance, consulting, risk management, and other quantitative fields.

Alumni Careers

Our undergraduate alumni work in roles such as:

• Actuarial Assistant 1
• Actuarial Analyst
• Actuarial Technician
• Actuarial Sr. Analyst
• Actuarial Associate 1
• Actuarial Analyst Trainee

at companies including:

• Athene USA
• Jackson National Life
• Mutual of Omaha
• Principal Financial Group
• Sammons Financial Group
• State Farm Insurance
• Thrivent Financial
• Transamerica

Curriculum

Suggested coursework:

• Begin with a foundation in economics:
  • ECON 1010 (Principles of Microeconomics)
  • ECON 1020 (Principles of Macroeconomics).
• If you enjoyed economics, continue by enrolling in MATH 2400 (Mathematics of Investment and Credit)
• Continue exploring actuarial science by building knowledge of accounting and finance:
  • ACCT 2840 (Financial Accounting)
  • FIN 3010 (Principles of Finance)

Based on your actuarial career goals, you may wish to pursue the Actuarial Science Certificate and plan ahead to complete the remaining certificate requirements.