Financial Planning & Services at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. In 2021, 26 financial planning majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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.

K -State Financial Planning & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Planning
• Master’s Degree in Financial Planning
• Doctorate Degree in Financial Planning

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? K -State offers distance education options for financial planning at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

K -State Financial Planning & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the financial planning progam at K -State 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 K -State 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.

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In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in financial planning from K -State. This makes it the #2 most popular school for financial planning master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in financial planning, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Financial Planning Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Program

The financial planning program at K -State awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women. The typical financial planning bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% women. So female students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in financial planning at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in financial planning.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State Financial Planning & Services Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a master's degree in Financial Planning & Services from K -State in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a financial planning master's degree from K -State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the financial planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State also has a doctoral program available in financial planning. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Finance

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	2,380	$107,500
Personal Financial Advisors	1,620	$93,720
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Credit Counselors	90	$47,910

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.