Financial Planning & Services at William Paterson University of New Jersey

If you are interested in studying financial planning and services, you may want to check out the program at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in financial planning from William Paterson University.

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.

William Paterson University Financial Planning & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Planning

William Paterson University Financial Planning & Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The financial planning major at William Paterson University 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
	22
	25
	31
	37
	41
	48
	57

Financial Planning Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the financial planning majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Financial Planning & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in financial planning from William Paterson University in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical financial planning bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% women. So female students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in financial planning at William Paterson University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in financial planning.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

William Paterson University also has a doctoral program available in financial planning. In 2021, 0 student 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	15,440	$98,850
Personal Financial Advisors	4,700	$127,150
Business Professors	2,510	$111,740
Credit Counselors	680	$68,360

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
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