2024 Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the New England Region
7Colleges in the New England Region
140Financial 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 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for financial planning & services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 140 degrees in financial planning & services to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Financial Planning & Services School
The financial planning program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Financial Planning & Services rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Financial Planning & Services Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 the New England Region
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.
Top New England Region Schools in Financial Planning
Any student who is interested in financial planning & services needs to take a look at University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 42 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Bentley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent year we have data available.
Bryant University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year.
Suffolk University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in financial planning & services. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.
There were about 5 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year.
Merrimack College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in financial planning & services. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of North Andover. This college ranks 49th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 7 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Merrimack in the most recent year we have data available.
RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 60 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent year we have data available.
CCRI is a large public college located in the small city of Warwick. This college ranks 8th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 8 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at CCRI in the most recent data year.
Elms College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Chicopee. This college ranks 43rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 2 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Elms College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 1 financial planning & services students who graduated with this degree at Husson 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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The financial planning program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Financial Planning & Services rankings. 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.
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