11 Actuarial Sciences MSc Degree Programs in Europe

Our MSc in Actuarial Science is a professional, conversion-focused programme designed to equip ambitious individuals with the skills, knowledge, and network to launch a successful actuarial career.

MSc in Actuarial Sciences, Risk and Data Analysis has strong knowledge of statistical methodology and its applications in the fields of economics, economic management, finance, demography, sociology, insurance, and social security. Deep knowledge of mathematical models, specifically probability models to apply to finance and actuarial phenomena as well as economic and corporate sciences

You are a part-qualified actuary or a graduate from a recognised BSc or MSc in Actuarial Science or any other recognised programme with an actuarial flavour. You have covered most of the material from the Core Principle subjects of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent from other professional bodies).

If you are interested in finance, mathematics and analytical thinking, the Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Sciences programme is the right choice for you. In this programme, you will learn how banks model and assess credit risk, how pension funds optimally manage assets, and how the values of financial assets such as put options and insurance premiums are determined.

The MSc Actuarial Science is a full-time postgraduate program aimed primarily at students with undergraduate degrees from quantitative disciplines such as maths, statistics, finance, or any other program with a high degree of mathematical content.

Our MSc in Actuarial Science gives you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of actuarial science in insurance, finance and investment, and business analytics methods. You will have the equivalent of a UK upper second-class degree in a highly quantitative programme, so you will be ready to study in detail the mathematical and statistical techniques for measuring the probability and risk of future events and their financial impact on a business and/or their clients.

This pathway is for you if you like to think about innovative tools – there is a rising need for these people in actuarial practice, and demand is far higher than supply. Our dedicated MSc in Actuarial Science with Business Analytics, established in 2020, aims to fill this gap.

Studying actuarial science in this conversion programme is a passport to a wide variety of careers in insurance companies, investments, pensions, health care and banking – not just in the UK, but throughout the world.

Actuaries evaluate and manage financial risk. They make financial sense of the future for their clients by applying advanced mathematical and statistical techniques to solve complex financial problems.

The Study Course in Statistical and Actuarial Sciences has been established at the University of Benevento since 1991. It represents a unique educational offer in Campania and in southern Italy. Similar study paths are present only in the universities of Rome "La Sapienza" and Trieste. The Master's Degree Course in Statistical and Actuarial Sciences aims to train highly qualified professionals in the field of actuarial sciences and applied quantitative methodologies in the category of insurance, social security, and financial issues.

This Master’s degree offers a complete basic education for future actuaries. An actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty, typically in insurance firms, multinationals and pension funds. Most of the subjects taught involve applied mathematics, the actuary’s most important working tool. Good knowledge of management, finance, economics and information technology is also necessary to ensure an adequate level of professional expertise.