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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Anniston, AL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Anniston, Alabama is home to about 21,127 residents. In the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $126,920 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Anniston
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Anniston, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Anniston city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Anniston is part of the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area (BLS area code 11500). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$77,990
AL statewide
$90,792
Financial Managers
$126,920
Anniston-Oxford, AL
$147,753
Financial and Investment Analysts
$91,290
AL statewide
$106,275
Accountants and Auditors
$66,260
Anniston-Oxford, AL
$77,136
Financial Examiners
N/A
AL statewide
–
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$45,990
Anniston-Oxford, AL
$53,539
Loan Officers
$61,740
Anniston-Oxford, AL
$71,874
Credit Counselors
$48,120
AL statewide
$56,019
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Anniston at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
85.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Anniston-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Anniston?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Anniston are: Financial Managers ($126,920), Financial and Investment Analysts ($91,290), Personal Financial Advisors ($77,990). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Oxford instead of Anniston?
Oxford, AL is 6.2 miles from Anniston and has its own set of local financial planning programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.