102 schools for financial planning: Where are they located?

As the academic world of financial planning continues to grow, prospective planners have an array of choices to make when selecting a program. Advisors looking to hire new college-educated recruits also have a wider base to draw from.

While there are many factors to consider when choosing a program, geography can rank high among them. Advisors looking to onboard fresh talent should also take note of which programs are closest to them.

To start your search a little closer to home (or farther away), check out where our annual list of 102 CFP Board-registered programs at colleges and universities fall on the map, organized by region.

Note: Maps not drawn to scale. Numbers correspond to location on map, in alphabetical order.

See our full listing here.

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Northeast

1. Albertus Magnus College
2. Alfred State College
3. Bentley University
4. Berkeley College
5. Bryant University
6. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
7. College of Our Lady of the Elms
8. Delaware State University
9. Edinboro University
10. Fairleigh Dickinson University
11. Framingham State University
12. Husson University
13. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
14. Molloy College
15. Penn State Erie - The Behrend College
16. Rhode Island College
17. Rutgers University
18. Saint Joseph's University
19. Salisbury University
20. Shippensburg University
21. Southern New Hampshire University
22. SUNY Cobleskill
23. Suffolk University
24. Temple University
25. The College of Saint Rose
26. Thomas Jefferson University
27. Towson University
28. University of Delaware
29. University of Maryland - University College
30. Widener University
31. William Paterson University
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Midwest

1. Ball State University
2. Central Michigan University
3. Creighton University
4. Eastern Illinois University
5. Fort Hays State University
6. Franklin University
7. Grantham University
8. Illinois State University
9. Indiana Wesleyan University
10. Iowa State University
11. Kansas State University
12. Minnesota State University, Mankato
13. Missouri State University
14. Mount Vernon Nazarene University
15. North Dakota State University
16. Ohio State University
17. Olivet Nazarene University
18. Purdue University
19. South Dakota State University
20. The University of Akron
21. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
22. University of Minnesota, Duluth
23. University of Missouri
24. University of Missouri - St. Louis
25. University of Northern Iowa
26. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
27. University of Wisconsin - Madison
28. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
29. Western Michigan University
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South

1. Campbell University
2. Clark Atlanta University
3. Clemson University
4. Gardner-Webb University
5. Liberty University
6. Murray State University
7. Old Dominion University
8. Prairie View A&M University
9. Regent University
10. Shepherd University
11. Stephen F. Austin State University
12. Texas A&M University
13. Texas A&M University - Commerce
14. Texas Tech University
15. University of Alabama
16. University of Charleston
17. University of Georgia
18. University of Houston
19. University of North Florida
20. University of North Texas
21. University of South Florida
22. University of Texas at Dallas
23. University of the Incarnate Word
24. Virginia Tech
25. West Virginia University
26. Western Carolina University
27. Western Kentucky University
28. Winston-Salem State University
29. Winthrop University
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West

1. Biola University
2. California Lutheran University
3. California State University - Fullerton
4. California State University - Northridge
5. California State University - Sacramento
6. Central Washington University
7. Colorado State University
8. Eastern New Mexico University
9. Golden Gate University
10. San Diego State University
11. University of Colorado - Boulder
12. University of Utah
13. Utah Valley University
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