2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Financial Planning & Services
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Financial Planning & Services is the 471st most popular major in the country with 3,544 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 552 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in financial planning and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great financial planning and services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the financial planning and services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Financial Planning & Services
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 13 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students per year to attend Western Michigan University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Florida is $9,606 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 47 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Franklin University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Franklin University is $12,895 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students.
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With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
K -State also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $18,285 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students per year to attend Kansas State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 7 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students.
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University of Jamestown landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Jamestown, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UJ, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Jamestown is $19,413 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
Alfred State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Alfred State is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 14 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Alfred State College is $16,630 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 19 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students.
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Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
FHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $16,703 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 15 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
William Paterson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,547 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students per year to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Central Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 1 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students per year to attend Central Washington University.
Berkeley College - New York landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Berkeley College - New York is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 12 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,783 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students per year to attend Berkeley College - New York.
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Husson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Husson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 1 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,286 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students per year to attend Husson University.
With a ranking of #17, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple also took the #8 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $23,521 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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With a ranking of #18, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree financial planning students list, Maryville U has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $29,064 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students per year to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis.
The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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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University of Delaware did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree financial planning students list, UD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $17,220 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 90%.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 97 bachelors’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Arizona ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Robert Morris University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
RMU also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $26,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students per year to attend Robert Morris University.
Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Mishawaka, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial planning degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bethel University - Mishawaka is $17,558 for bachelor’s degree financial planning students.
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Berkeley College - Woodland Park ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Berkeley College - Woodland Park is $15,483 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students.
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University of Connecticut landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s financial planning students in 2019-2020.
UCONN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $22,012 for Bachelor’s Degree Financial Planning students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- 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%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- 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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