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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Cutler Bay, FL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Cutler Bay, Florida is home to about 44,483 residents. Median household income is $82,155 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 32.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $164,230 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Cutler Bay
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Cutler Bay, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Cutler Bay city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Cutler Bay.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Cutler Bay is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 33100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$125,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$110,044
Financial Managers
$164,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$143,809
Financial and Investment Analysts
$105,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$92,084
Accountants and Auditors
$80,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$70,858
Financial Examiners
$82,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$72,110
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$63,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$55,858
Loan Officers
$71,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$62,618
Credit Counselors
$47,980
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$42,014
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.
Cutler Bay at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
44,483
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$82,155
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
32.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
114.2 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Cutler Bay-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Cutler Bay?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Cutler Bay are: Financial Managers ($164,230), Personal Financial Advisors ($125,670), Financial and Investment Analysts ($105,160). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Palmetto Bay instead of Cutler Bay?
Palmetto Bay, FL is 3.3 miles from Cutler Bay 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.
Is Cutler Bay an affordable place to study financial planning?
Cutler Bay’s median household income of $82,155 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Cutler Bay while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
