2024 Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in California
3Colleges in California
53Financial Planning Degrees Awarded
Financial Planning & Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #430 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for financial planning & services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 53 degrees in financial planning & services to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Financial Planning & Services School
Your choice of financial planning & services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Financial Planning & Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Financial Planning & Services Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Whether you're looking to enter the field or change careers, SNHU's online financial planning degree can prepare you to pursue a wide range of jobs in finance, insurance, business and banking. The program is ideal for individuals with a solid mix of interpersonal and analytical skills.
Best Schools for Financial Planning & Services in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the financial planning degree levels they offer.
University of San Francisco is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in financial planning & services. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USFCA is a great university overall.More information about a degree in financial planning & services from University of San Francisco
It is difficult to beat California Lutheran University if you wish to pursue a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 71st out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 6 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at CLU in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Golden Gate University - San Francisco if you want to pursue a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 34 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Golden Gate University - San Francisco in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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