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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Honolulu, HI (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Honolulu, Hawaii is home to about 344,967 residents. In the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $134,330 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Honolulu
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Honolulu, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Honolulu city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Honolulu is part of the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (BLS area code 46520). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Hawaii statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$76,170
Urban Honolulu, HI
$68,622
Financial Managers
$134,330
Urban Honolulu, HI
$121,018
Financial and Investment Analysts
$93,220
Urban Honolulu, HI
$83,982
Accountants and Auditors
$74,990
Urban Honolulu, HI
$67,559
Financial Examiners
$62,720
Urban Honolulu, HI
$56,505
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$57,300
Urban Honolulu, HI
$51,622
Loan Officers
$69,150
Urban Honolulu, HI
$62,297
Credit Counselors
N/A
HI statewide
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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.
Honolulu at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
111.0 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Honolulu?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Honolulu are: Financial Managers ($134,330), Financial and Investment Analysts ($93,220), Personal Financial Advisors ($76,170). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Hawaii statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
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.