2026 Best Value Financial Planning & Services Schools in Missouri
[Financial Planning & Services](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/finance-financial-management/financial-planning-and-services/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong financial planning & services education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for financial planning & services students.
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2026 Best Value Financial Planning & Services Schools in Missouri
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in financial planning & services, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Financial Planning & Services Schools
University Of Missouri Columbia tops our 2026 list of the best value financial planning & services schools in Missouri. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,837, compared with $36,056 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $21,818 to complete the financial planning & services program here. Financial Planning & Services graduates of University Of Missouri Columbia earn a median of $53,134 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $21,818 median debt. The acceptance rate is 78%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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