2023 Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
55
Degrees Awarded
$42,000
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Financial Planning for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,087 people earned their degree in financial planning and services, making the major the 430th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 3,084 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great financial planning and services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the financial planning and services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Financial Planning for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Financial Planning for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying financial planning.
Top 1 Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Financial Planning for a Master’s list. St. Joe’s is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
St. Joe’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, St. Joe’s supports 6,779 students, and 110 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,044. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Joe’s does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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