Actuarial Mathematics

Actuaries use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty.

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Sample Companies who have hired WPI Actuarial Mathematics Graduates

Aon Hewitt
Fidelity Investments
IFG Companies
October Three Consulting
Prudential Financial
Sun Life Financial
The Hanover Insurance Group
TransAmerica

Sample Graduate Schools

Boston University
Average Starting Salary: 
$79,020 (2020)
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Sample Job Titles: 
Lab Tech 1
Actuarial Consultant
Software Engineer
Sample Major Qualifying Projects: 
Explorations of Sequence Risk
Analyzing the Price is Right
Creating an Online Resource for Actuarial Students at WPI
A Review of a CAS Monograph on Stochastic Loss Reserving Using Generalized Linear Models
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