by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,184 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in financial planning and services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in financial planning and services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree financial planning students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Financial Services landed the #1 spot on the list. The American College is a medium-sized school located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that handed out 42 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s. Pace University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Molloy College landed the #5 spot on the list. Molloy is a small school located in Rockville Centre, New York that handed out 1 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Elizabethtown College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Widener University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking. Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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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The College of Saint Rose did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Albany, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.
Niagara University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Financial Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking. Niagara University, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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