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M.A./M.S. in Actuarial Science

Ball State University

Master's DegreeCIP: 52.1304

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Muncie, Indiana

    2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, Indiana, 47306

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingActive LearningJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingInstructingLearning StrategiesMathematicsSystems Evaluation

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsAdministration and ManagementEconomics and AccountingComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingLaw and GovernmentSales and Marketing

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech ClarityNear VisionCategory FlexibilitySpeech RecognitionMathematical ReasoningNumber Facility

Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Ascertain premium rates required and cash reserves and liabilities necessary to ensure payment of fu
  • Collaborate with programmers, underwriters, accounts, claims experts, and senior management to help
  • Analyze statistical information to estimate mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retiremen
  • Analyze data to determine premium rates required and cash reserves and liabilities necessary to ensure payment of future benefits.
  • Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms.
  • Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditi
  • Keep informed of industry trends and deals.
  • Examine documents to determine degree of risk from factors such as applicant health, financial stand
  • Decline excessive risks.
  • Write to field representatives, medical personnel, or others to obtain further information, quote ra
  • Answer agents' questions about insurance coverage.

Technology

Financial analysis softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareObject or component oriented development softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareCompliance softwareHuman resources softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareData base management system softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareDocument management software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computers10-key calculatorsNotebook computersPersonal computersLaser facsimile machinesMulti-line telephone systemsPhotocopying equipmentTablet computers

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsWorking ConditionsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011.00
  • Actuaries15-2011.00
  • Financial Risk Specialists13-2054.00
  • Insurance Underwriters13-2053.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Academic program vision — set the strategic direction for a business degree program or research concentration, aligning curriculum, faculty hiring, and resource allocation with institutional and industry priorities.
  • Faculty development at scale — design and lead structured mentorship, peer observation, and pedagogical training programs that elevate teaching and research quality across an entire business faculty.
  • Accreditation leadership — guide the institution through AACSB, ACBSP, or equivalent accreditation processes, authoring assurance-of-learning documentation and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Research center and grant leadership — establish and direct interdisciplinary research initiatives, securing external funding and coordinating multi-investigator projects that produce high-impact scholarship.
  • Curriculum governance — lead college-wide or university-level curriculum committees to evaluate, redesign, and approve business programs in response to workforce trends and stakeholder feedback.
  • Executive and corporate education strategy — develop and oversee customized professional development programs for industry partners, translating cutting-edge business research into executive learning experiences.
  • Discipline-shaping scholarship — produce a body of work—books, landmark journal articles, or policy-relevant reports—that meaningfully shifts theory or practice within a business domain.
  • Institutional academic policy — advise provosts, deans, and board-level governance bodies on matters of academic standards, faculty affairs, and strategic academic partnerships at organizational scale.
  • National and international scholarly influence — chair major conference programs, lead professional associations, and represent the institution's research agenda in policy and industry forums.
  • Complex problem-solving in higher education — analyze systemic challenges such as enrollment shifts, technology disruption, or workforce evolution, and develop evidence-based institutional responses that position the business school for long-term excellence.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
26%
Placement Rate
21%