2026 Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Far Western Region
Financial Planning & Services programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for financial planning & services students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Financial Planning & Services in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the financial planning & services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Financial Planning & Services
California Lutheran University tops our 2026 ranking of the best financial planning & services schools. Set in the city of Thousand Oaks, California Lutheran University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. California Lutheran University graduates 70% of students within six years. There were roughly 15 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at California Lutheran University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their financial planning & services degree from California Lutheran University earn around $80,356 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $22,727.
See the full financial planning & services program report for California Lutheran University
Golden Gate University San Francisco came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best financial planning & services schools. Set in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University San Francisco is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. There were roughly 10 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Golden Gate University San Francisco in the most recent data year. Graduates of the financial planning & services program make about $80,748 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $33,968 to complete this degree.
See the full financial planning & services program report for Golden Gate University San Francisco
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
