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    Actuarial mathematics students learn how to assess financial risk and uncertainty by applying mathematical methods and techniques.

    Alongside sharpening your skills in statistics and probability, you’ll develop a sound understanding of risk theory, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. Upon graduating, you’ll be ready to begin a fast-paced and successful career in areas like banking, insurance, and financial management.

    Taking your degree overseas is an invaluable opportunity to learn about financial and insurance markets around the world. You’ll network with international professionals, boost your employability, and make lifelong friends.

    Actuarial mathematics program structure

    Bachelor’s degrees in actuarial mathematics require at least three years of study. However, most programs give you the opportunity to spend a year on placement, taking your overall course length to four years. Industry placements are an unbeatable way to build your professional skills and apply what you’ve learned so far.

    If you opt to study in the US, your undergraduate degree will last for a minimum of four years. Before selecting a major in actuarial mathematics at the end of your second year, you’ll take a mixture of liberal arts classes.

    It’s possible to take your education further and pursue a postgraduate qualification. Master’s degrees take one or two years to finish, while PhDs add another four to six years to your studies.

    Programs combine theoretical lectures, seminars, and tutorials with practical problem classes, computer labs, and workshops. Assessment methods vary between modules, but formal exams, in-class tests, and project work will feature.

    The topics covered on actuarial mathematics programs differ from university to university, but most institutions deliver classes in these fundamentals:

    • Financial accounting and reporting
    • Introduction to microeconomics
    • Introduction to macroeconomics
    • Survival and risk theory
    • Statistics of insurance
    • Probability and statistics
    • Financial modeling
    • Economics for management
    Actuarial mathematics program structure

    Bachelor’s degrees in actuarial mathematics require at least three years of study. However, most programs give you the opportunity to spend a year on placement, taking your overall course length to four years. Industry placements are an unbeatable way to build your professional skills and apply what you’ve learned so far.

    If you opt to study in the US, your undergraduate degree will last for a minimum of four years. Before selecting a major in actuarial mathematics at the end of your second year, you’ll take a mixture of liberal arts classes.

    It’s possible to take your education further and pursue a postgraduate qualification. Master’s degrees take one or two years to finish, while PhDs add another four to six years to your studies.

    Programs combine theoretical lectures, seminars, and tutorials with practical problem classes, computer labs, and workshops. Assessment methods vary between modules, but formal exams, in-class tests, and project work will feature.

    The topics covered on actuarial mathematics programs differ from university to university, but most institutions deliver classes in these fundamentals:

    • Financial accounting and reporting
    • Introduction to microeconomics
    • Introduction to macroeconomics
    • Survival and risk theory
    • Statistics of insurance
    • Probability and statistics
    • Financial modeling
    • Economics for management

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    Actuarial mathematics undergraduate programs

    Bachelor's in actuarial mathematics

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      Actuarial Mathematics - BSc (Hons) (with foundation) Dublin City University, Ireland

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      5 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,973 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,000 EUR

      Start date
      September, June, February
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      Adolescence Education - Mathematics and Applied Mathematics - BSc Long Island University Post, USA

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      5 years
      Annual tuition fee
      35,736 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 35,736 USD

      Start date
      September, January
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      Applied Math - BSc/BA American University of Beirut, Lebanon

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      22,590 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 22,590 USD

      Start date
      August, January
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      Applied Mathematics - BSc University of Utah, USA

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      23,082 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 23,082 USD

      Start date
      August, May, January
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      Applied Mathematics - Discrete Option - BSc Auburn University, USA

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      32,220 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 32,220 USD

      Start date
      May, August, January
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    Associate in actuarial mathematics

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      Math - AA South Seattle College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      9,687 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD

      Start date
      September, June, April, January
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    Actuarial mathematics graduate programs

    Master's in actuarial mathematics

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      Applied Mathematics - MSc Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      38,876 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 38,876 USD

      Start date
      August, January
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      Applied Mathematics - MSc DePaul University, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      23,520 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 23,520 USD

      Start date
      September, March, January
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      Applied Mathematics - Industrial/application-oriented - MSc University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      22,896 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 22,896 USD

      Start date
      August
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      Applied Mathematics - MSc University of Dundee, UK

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      25,120 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,150 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Applied Mathematics - MSc Northeastern University, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      24,048 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 24,048 USD

      Start date
      January, September
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    Doctorate in actuarial mathematics

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      Applied Mathematics - PhD University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      22,896 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 22,896 USD

      Start date
      August
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    Future actuarial mathematics careers

    A degree in actuarial mathematics opens up a range of exciting and lucrative career opportunities.

    Employers across banking, finance, insurance, and business will be eager to invest in your potential. You could apply your numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills to any of the following professions:

    • Actuary
    • Financial risk analyst
    • Accountant
    • Financial consultant
    • Insurance underwriter
    • Budget analyst
    • Internal auditor
    • Mathematician

    Most universities have career advisors who help to prepare students for professional employment. Drop by the careers office to see how they can support you with work experience, CV writing, and general career navigation.