by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in actuarial science, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of actuarial science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Risk Management | 3 | — |
| Risk Management | 3 | 180 |
| Accounting and Business/Management | 2 | 1,270 |
| Accounting and Finance | 2 | 3,502 |
| Accounting | 2 | 58,956 |
| Finance, General | 2 | 49,828 |
| Insurance | 2 | 2,147 |
| International Finance | 2 | 124 |
| Investments and Securities | 2 | 414 |
| Public Finance | 2 | 63 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Management Science | 34,245 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 21,232 |
| Business Statistics | 5,396 |
Part of the broader field of Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, actuarial science sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.