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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Post Falls, ID (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Post Falls, Idaho has 1 accredited school offering financial planning programs. Post Falls has a population of about 41,716. Median household income is $73,313 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 23.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $123,450 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Post Falls
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Post Falls, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Post Falls city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Post Falls is part of the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area (BLS area code 17660). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Idaho statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$74,210
Coeur d’Alene, ID
$75,493
Financial Managers
$123,450
Coeur d’Alene, ID
$125,585
Financial and Investment Analysts
$84,220
Coeur d’Alene, ID
$85,677
Accountants and Auditors
$71,230
Coeur d’Alene, ID
$72,462
Financial Examiners
$85,260
ID statewide
$86,734
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$66,660
Coeur d’Alene, ID
$67,813
Loan Officers
$79,260
Coeur d’Alene, ID
$80,631
Credit Counselors
$51,130
ID statewide
$52,014
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.
Post Falls at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
41,716
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$73,313
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
23.4%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
98.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
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How many accredited financial planning schools are near Post Falls, ID?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near Post Falls. The closest is Whitworth University in Spokane, WA (22.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Whitworth University (22.3 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Post Falls?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Post Falls are: Financial Managers ($123,450), Financial Examiners ($85,260), Financial and Investment Analysts ($84,220). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Idaho statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Coeur d’Alene instead of Post Falls?
Coeur d’Alene, ID is 6.9 miles from Post Falls 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 Post Falls an affordable place to study financial planning?
Post Falls’s median household income of $73,313 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Post Falls while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Idaho 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.