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Financial Planning & Services at Western Michigan University

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Financial Planning & Services at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study financial planning and services, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 22,562. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in financial planning from WMU.

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.

WMU Financial Planning & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Planning

WMU Financial Planning & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the financial planning progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WMU 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
Most Popular Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Financial Planning & Services Schools 24
Most Focused Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Most Focused Financial Planning & Services Schools 40

Financial Planning Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of financial planning bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical financial planning bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

WMU Gender Breakdown of Financial Planning & Services Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in financial planning at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Financial Planning & Services Majors at Western Michigan University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WMU 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 8,670 $79,320
Personal Financial Advisors 5,210 $102,010
Business Professors 2,350 $107,140
Credit Counselors 920 $48,340

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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