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2024 Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
280 Financial Planning Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in financial planning & services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #430 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for financial planning & services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 280 degrees in financial planning & services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Financial Planning & Services School

Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of financial planning & services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Financial Planning & Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Financial Planning
Master's Degrees in Financial Planning

The financial planning school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Financial Planning & Services in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the financial planning degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Financial Planning

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
112 Financial Planning Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 112 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in financial planning & services from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
49 Financial Planning Degrees Awarded

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in financial planning & services. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in financial planning & services from Purdue University - Main Campus

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John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Every student who is interested in financial planning & services has to check out John Carroll University. Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 7 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at John Carroll in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in financial planning & services from John Carroll University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

It is hard to beat Western Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 12th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 5 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #402 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
30.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Akron. This university ranks 27th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 30 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
23.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #291 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in financial planning & services from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

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Cleary University
Howell, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI

Cleary College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Howell.

There were roughly 1 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Cleary College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Olivet College
Olivet, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

Located in the rural area of Olivet, Olivet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 4 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Olivet in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Financial Planning & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best financial planning & services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 54
Michigan 915 36
Illinois 870 0
Indiana 737 66
Wisconsin 672 112

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Financial Planning & Services is one of 8 different types of Finance & Financial Management programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Financial Planning

Related Major Annual Graduates
Finance 9,201
Banking and Financial Support Services 131
International Finance 101
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 42
Investments and Securities 2
Credit Management 1

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