The program at provides a background in the areas of mathematics, finance, statistics, and economics.? A Bachelor of Science degree from Valparaiso University and passing the first one or two examinations of the Society of Actuaries is sufficient for entering the field.??

While many of our graduates have gone on to become actuaries, working at companies such as Safeco and Watson Wyatt, others have chosen careers in business or gone on to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program or graduate programs in statistics.? Among graduate programs that our students have been accepted to are: Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin.?