MS/PhD students
Information for prospective MS/PhD students
There are a number of ways you can earn a graduate degree if you have an actuarial background and would like to enhance your career. Michigan State University grants the MS degree in Statistics, MS in Applied Statistics, MS in Industrial Mathematics, as well as the PhD in Statistics. For the MS in Statistics or the PhD in Statistics, you can choose to complete an actuarial science themed thesis. These two options would be suitable for students who are interested in performing academic research in actuarial science. Alternatively, you may select the MS in Applied Statistics, or the MS in Industrial Mathematics with an actuarial science themed portfolio, if you prefer to emphasize practical applications.
Degree options
PhD in Statistics with a dissertation focused on Actuarial Science
The dissertation option for an MS in Statistics or an MS in Applied Statistics
The MS in Industrial Mathematics with an Actuarial Science portfolio.
Current/former MS/PhD students
Leonard Korreshi (Current MS student in Industrial Mathematics)
Qiaozhen Qian (MS in Statistics, 2023)
Yi-Hsuen Lin (MS in Statistics, 2023)
Dissertation Topic: A dependence model for unbalanced crop insurance indemnity amounts.
Rishabh Sareen (MS in Industrial Mathematics, 2023)
Donghun Kim (MS in Statistics, 2022)
Scott Manski (PhD in Statistics, 2020), co-advised by Dr. Taps Maiti.
Society of Actuaries (SoA) recognition
As of 2023, Michigan State University is recognized as an institution granting MS and PhD degrees focused on actuarial science by the Society of Actuaries. Please see the Universities & Colleges with Actuarial Programs (UCAP) page on the SoA website (https://www.soa.org/institutions/) and search for Michigan State University within the UCAP list in order to verify this.
Final note
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