Personal Financial Planning

B.S. in Personal Financial Planning

Help people achieve their financial goals by combining your head for business with your heart for helping others.

The B.S. in Personal Financial Planning is a CFP® Board Registered Program that prepares you to excel in the complex, in-demand wealth management profession. You'll learn retirement planning, investment planning and estate planning as well as how to understand and help people.

After completing your degree, you'll also be prepared for the optional CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ exam to earn your CFP® credential. This credential is significant in the personal financial planning profession. It shows clients you have the proper education, ethics and experience. It also increases your career trajectory and earnings potential.

This K-State program has a 100% job placement rate for graduates, has strong alumni and industry connections and is consistenctly ranked as one of the best personal financial planning programs in the nation, with Wealth Management — the industry's top publication — naming it No. 1 in 2024.

What to expect

Armahn Hadijan, CFP®, CIMA®, talks about the personal financial planning profession and what you can expect from K-State's program.

$418.95 per credit hour*

120 credit hours

100% job placement rate

Nationally ranked No. 1 program

*This estimate is for illustrative purposes only. This number is for the online undergraduate rate and does not include any course, department or college fees; online fees; and also my vary depending on your transfer hours, course choices and your academic progress. See fees and other tuition expenses.

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If you're ready to become a student at K-State Olathe, complete the application documents in the link below. We're here if you have questions.

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Connect with Rachel, our student success coach for this program. She can answer your questions about the application process, classes, scholarships, careers and more.

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Careers

Personal financial planning is one of K-State's top earning majors and personal financial planning students boast a 100% employment rate. Graduates can expect to earn around $100,000 per year in their first 10 years of employment. Those with a CFP® credential also will earn around $10,000 more in their first year of practice than those without the credential.

National demand for personal financial planners is high and is growing as the wealth management profession continues to expand.

With more than 300 firms, Kansas City is a U.S. hub for the financial industry. K-State Olathe students get direct exposure to these firms while in the classroom. This frequently leads to our students landing jobs at these firms before they graduate.

See potential career settings and occupations in financial planning and retirement.

Curriculum and Course Delivery

Courses cover:

See the full list of courses for this bachelor's degree program.

Classes at K-State Olathe are in-person, online and a combination of the two. In-person courses are offered in the evenings to accommodate working professionals.

For additional value, everything students learn in this program applies to their own life and can be used to help loved ones with the same issues.

Additional Information

A required 250-hour summer internship provides hands-on experience, with exceptions for working professionals and nontraditional students.
Students can choose from tracks in entrepreneurship, family financial planning and an optional concentration.
Student who choose to pursue the Financial Counseling track within the program are eligible to sit for the Accredited Financial Counselor® exam upon completing the program.

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Enrollment Options for JCCC Students

Johnson County Community College students have two pathways into this bachelor's degree completion program. The first is transferring up to 73 credit hours. The second is dual enrollment.

Dual enrollment provides the opportunity for students to earn credits from two different institutions at the same time. Students can start dual enrolling with K-State Olathe once they have 24 transfer credits.

Learn more

Armahn Hadjian, CFP®, CIMA®

Program Instructor and Director

Jill Parker, NCC

Academic Advisor

Rachel Lang

Student Success Coach

Student Success Center 225B
olathetransfer@ksu.edu
913-307-7349

Schedule an appointment with Rachel.

Reed's Story

Feeling disconnected from his health program, Reed discovered the personal financial planning program and the fulfilling career from it.

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Campus Options

The B.S. in Personal Financial Planning is offered at both K-State's Manhattan and Olathe campuses. For those seeking a more traditional campus experience, please see our Manhattan program.

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Personal Financial Planning Degree