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Financial Planning & Services at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Financial Planning & Services at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a financial planning school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's financial planning program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 43,463. In 2019, 94 financial planning majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Financial Planning & Services section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Financial Planning & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Planning

UW - Madison Financial Planning & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks financial planning programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The financial planning major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Financial Planning & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Financial Planning & Services Schools 1
Most Popular Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Financial Planning & Services Schools 2

Financial Planning Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the financial planning majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 94 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in financial planning from UW - Madison. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical financial planning bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

UW - Madison Gender Breakdown of Financial Planning & Services Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in financial planning at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its financial planning bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in financial planning.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Financial Planning & Services Majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 73
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in financial planning. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Financial Planning Grads May Go Into

A degree in financial planning can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Personal Financial Advisors 4,730 $115,820
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 4,240 $77,780
Business Professors 1,210 $104,290
Credit Counselors 640 $39,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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