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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Albany, GA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Albany, Georgia is home to about 67,939 residents. Median household income is $45,201 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Albany, GA metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $126,720 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Albany
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Albany, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Albany city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Albany is part of the Albany, GA metro area (BLS area code 10500). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Georgia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$86,940
Albany, GA
$99,133
Financial Managers
$126,720
Albany, GA
$144,493
Financial and Investment Analysts
$99,420
GA statewide
$113,364
Accountants and Auditors
$73,980
Albany, GA
$84,356
Financial Examiners
$77,710
GA statewide
$88,609
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$50,010
Albany, GA
$57,024
Loan Officers
$55,550
Albany, GA
$63,341
Credit Counselors
$64,080
GA statewide
$73,067
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.
Albany at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
67,939
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$45,201
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
21.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
87.7 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Albany-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Albany?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Albany are: Financial Managers ($126,720), Financial and Investment Analysts ($99,420), Personal Financial Advisors ($86,940). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Georgia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Tifton instead of Albany?
Tifton, GA is 39.4 miles from Albany 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 Albany an affordable place to study financial planning?
Albany’s median household income of $45,201 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Albany while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Georgia 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.