<p>I'm pretty set on double majoring in actuarial math and accounting. What jobs are there that incorporates both or gives me an advantage because I am double majoring in those two specific areas?</p>
<p>Im my experience, if you major in actuarial math you are pretty much assured a decent job after college in a company that will give you time to study for the actuarial exams. And part of the exams is some accounting stuff. So I'm not sure why you'd want to do that.</p>
<p>Uh..if accounting is part of the exam then what's wrong with double majoring in it? He'll just know it all and that's a good thing.</p>
<p>When you major in actuarial science, you become an actuary. That entails mostly either working at insurance companies or doing consulting.</p>
<p>When you major in accounting, you become an account. That could be either in the public or private sector.</p>
<p>My point is that these aren't majors that lead to a very wide amount of jobs to choose from. To an extent, each requires a knowledge of the other, but there is really no huge advantage in double majoring other than if you aren't quite sure which one you want to do yet.</p>
<p>I would say a better combination would be something like actuarial science and finance or accounting and finance.</p>
<p>Not trying to thread jack, but since we are on the topic, how much do actuarials make compared to an account, IB, financial advisor, etc?</p>
<p>They make more than an accountant, less than an ibanker (usually) and more than financial advisors (usually).</p>
<p>If you can pass all nine exams that you could expect around a 250k-300k in a big city while workings only 40-45 hours a week.</p>
<p>but it will take years to pass all exams so keep that in mind..</p>
<p>I'm only talking first year. Coming straight out of undergrad from a top Bschool with excellent credentials. Then compare to other jobs, not in long run.
Thanks.</p>
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<p>im personally interested to take joint major act sci/finance..
there're not many acc classes for act sci major,,just 2 intro classes as far as i know,,and the tests are all about probability&finance,,</p>
<p>for me,,both act sci and acc take years to pass all the exams that are needed... and in the end..wont you hv to choose between working with your cpa or asa?
i've never heard an actuary that is only an accountant.
(please correct me if im wrong x])</p>
<p>They make more than an accountant, less than an ibanker (usually) and more than financial advisors (usually).</p>
<h2>If you can pass all nine exams that you could expect around a 250k-300k in a big city while workings only 40-45 hours a week</h2>
<p>And on top of that, you don't need to spend time and money at grad school</p>
<p>An undergrad degree is all that's needed to become an actuary</p>
<p>Essentially you're getting paid doctor/lawyer money without having to attend medical/law school and without the crazy work hours and stress</p>
<p>If more people knew about this profession, they would do it, but reality is most people have never heard of the word "actuary"</p>
<p>I told this kid who is going to Harvard I wanted to be an actuary and he had no clue what it was</p>
<p>I will be an actuarial science major at PSU's Smeal Business School by the way</p>
<p>Actuaries who finish all 9 exams certainly make more than the average accountant;however, those accountants that make partners in mid size to large firms can easily make more than the actuaries. I know a number of partners in very good firms that are making in excess of 400K++.</p>
<p>Also, as hard as the CPA exam is, I think that the actuarial exam, as a whole, is tougher. There is a LOT of sophisticated math required for actuarial science.It it a very hard feld of math.</p>