North Dakota State University - Graduate School
Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning
Fargo, USA
Graduate Certificate
DURATION
12 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Family Financial Planning Graduate Certificate at North Dakota State University (NDSU) is 18 credits, offered in Financial Planning or Financial Counseling. NDSU in Fargo has 2,000 grads across 75+ programs. It accepts rolling applications. The curriculum covers personal and family planning, CFP® prep, skills in wealth management, retirement planning, and counseling.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter roles like Wealth strategist; Financial planning analyst; Director of family wealth; Financial coach and related jobs in advising, wealth management and nonprofit counseling. CFP® certification often raises earnings; U.S. News reported a median salary near $90,000. Employers include advisory firms, banks, family offices.
The Family Financial Planning Graduate certificates (18 credits) are available in Financial Planning and in Financial Counseling. This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
Family Financial Planning
The need for personal and family financial planning is greater than ever. U.S. News & World Report ranks family financial planning as the third best business job in 2017, with a median salary of nearly $90,000. Financial planners consistently report an increase in average annual gross earnings after receiving their CFP® certification. Common job titles include Wealth strategist; Financial planning analyst; Director of family wealth; Financial coach.
Graduate Certificates. The 18 credit-hour graduate certificate program in Financial Planning is designed for students who want graduate coursework that meets the educational requirement to take the CFP® Certification Examination, but who do not need a Master's degree. The 18 credit-hour graduate certificate program in Financial and Housing Counseling is designed for students who want graduate coursework that meets the educational requirement to take the AFC® Certification Examination, but who do not need a Master's degree.
Graduate Certificate Requirements
Family Financial Planning Outcomes
The need for personal and family financial planning is greater than ever. U.S. News & World Report states that this is expected to be one of the faster-growing occupations over the next decade, with a projected growth rate of 7 percent through 2028, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Graduates of Great Plains IDEA’s online Family Financial Planning master’s degree have gone on to work in prominent roles such as:
- Wealth Strategist
- Private Wealth Analyst
- Retirement Plan Administrator
- Mortgage Loan Officer
- Manager of Financial Analysis and Planning
- Director of Family Wealth
- Financial Coach/Analyst
- Finance or Product Manager
- Director of Finance
- Chief Financial Officer
