Actuarial Mathematics
Actuaries use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty.
Description Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sample Companies that have Hired WPI Actuarial Mathematics Graduates
Aon Consulting
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Fidelity Investments
Hanover Insurance Group
Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan
Homesite Insurance
John Hancock
Liberty Mutual
Lincoln Financial Group
MAPFRE Insurance
Mass Mutual
Milliman Consulting
October Three Consulting
Sun Life Financial
Travelers
Tufts Health Plan
Unum
Sample Graduate Schools
Boston University
Columbia University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Average Starting Salary:
$79,020 (2020)
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Actuarial Mathematics
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Sample Job Titles:
Actuarial Analyst
Actuarial Associate
Actuarial Consultant
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