2023 Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in financial planning and services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality financial planning and services programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the financial planning and services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying financial planning.
Top 15 Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Mizzou supports 31,089 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Missouri - Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the #2 spot on the 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 also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 6,779 students enrolled at St. Joe’s, 110 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,044. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at St. Joe’s]](/colleges/saint-josephs-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 2,472 students enrolled at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 1,009 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 816 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,556. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Golden Gate University - San Francisco offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Golden Gate University - San Francisco Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pace University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pace University - New York supports 12,835 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,912. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Kansas State University Veteran Student Life Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s financial planning degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying financial planning list, OSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. California Lutheran University is located in Thousand Oaks, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying financial planning list, CLU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 166 of the 4,027 students enrolled at California Lutheran University were GI Bill® students, of which 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,342. To help with additional expenses, 37 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Montana State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 3 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 656 of the 16,218 students enrolled at Montana State University were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,023. To help with additional expenses, 37 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Molloy College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rockville Centre, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Molloy also took the #9 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 5,115 students enrolled at Molloy College were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,598. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Molloy College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Molloy College Veteran Student Life Report
Marywood University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Marywood has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,613 students enrolled at Marywood University, 60 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,240. To help with additional expenses, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marywood University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Regent University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent University, 1,414 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,203. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regent University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Baker College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s list. Baker College is a small school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Baker College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Baker College supports 6,028 students, and 173 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 143 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,169. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baker College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Baker College Veteran Student Life Report
Cleary University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s list. Located in Howell, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s financial planning students in 2020-2021.
Cleary College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 658 students enrolled at Cleary College, 20 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,065. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Cleary University Veteran Student Life Report
Elms College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
Elms College also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 1,355 students enrolled at Elms College were GI Bill® students, of which 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,819. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Elms College Veteran Student Life Report
Bentley University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Financial Planning for a Master’s ranking. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Bentley also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley University were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,487. During this same period, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bentley University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Bentley]](/colleges/bentley-university/student-life/veterans/)
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