by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Financial Planning & Services is the 430th most popular major in the country with 1,136 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 financial planning & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in financial planning & services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their financial planning & services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Financial Services landed the #1 spot on the list.
Read more about Financial Planning & Services at American College of Financial Services
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major list. Kansas State University is a fairly large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s financial planning degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Financial Planning Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s financial planning degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Financial Planning & Services at Texas Tech University
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