Financial Planning
Just like businesses, individuals make informed financial decisions — be the one who helps create financial security.
Overview
The financial planning option helps you empower others to have a secure and prosperous long-term financial future through responsible planning. With the knowledge and skills, you acquire, you can completely control your finances. Careers in financial planning are expected to grow fast, at a rate of 15% through 2031, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — and USA Today notes that careers in financial services can start between $50-70K a year, with experienced financial advisors earning $192,000/year, on average.
People today increasingly turn to financial planners to safeguard and grow their assets to meet current needs and long-term financial goals. Financial planning requires expertise across diverse domains, including investments, insurance, real estate, retirement, and taxes.
Our financial planning option has been approved by the CFP Board, offering a comprehensive curriculum covering all the Principal Knowledge Topics. This curriculum equips students with the knowledge required to fulfill coursework requirements and prepare for the CFP® exam. The CFP® certification can elevate your career, enabling you to serve your clients better and unlock additional earning potential.
Financial planning is an option for finance majors through Ecampus and in Corvallis.
Associated program
The option in financial planning is available to students enrolled in the finance major.
Finance is harnessing the power of money to make things happen. Effective financing enables life-saving research, ground-breaking engineering, and building of infrastructure on which communities and nations depend. On a more personal scale, financial planning and markets enable homeownership, entrepreneurial successes, and comfortable retirements.
Ways to attend
We offer classes in the modalities that work for you and your schedule.
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
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