by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Financial Planning & Services is the 430th most popular major in the country with 1,136 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 699 financial planning & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in financial planning & services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in financial planning & services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #1 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 41 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berkeley College - New York. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major. Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major. Olivet College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olivet, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Alfred State College Financial Planning & Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major. Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Franklin University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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University of Northern Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Marywood University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Marywood University Financial Planning & Services Report
John Carroll University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking. University Heights, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 26 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 84 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Financial Planning & Services Report
Freed-Hardeman University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Freed-Hardeman University is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 19 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Financial Planning & Services at Maryville University of Saint Louis
George Fox University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking. GFU is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 10 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full George Fox University Financial Planning & Services Report
Utah Valley University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 53 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking, coming in at #17. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 39 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Delaware Financial Planning & Services Report
University of Connecticut ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Merrimack College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Kansas State University is a fairly large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Florida landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking. University of North Florida is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, University of Jamestown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. University of Jamestown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jamestown, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major ranking, coming in at #25. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 4 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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