Best Financial Planning Schools Near Lake in the Hills, IL

Lake in the Hills, Illinois has 2 accredited schools offering financial planning programs. Lake in the Hills has a population of about 28,853. Median household income is $113,491 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 36.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $168,810 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Financial Planning Schools to Lake in the Hills

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Lake in the Hills, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lake in the Hills 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:

  • 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 Lake in the Hills. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score โ€” U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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#1

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL 43.2 miles from Lake in the Hills
  • 2 year
  • Offers a fully online program
60.0 BOC Score
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $43,892
Avg net price $2,829/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 71

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL 122.4 miles from Lake in the Hills
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
74.1 BOC Score
Graduation rate 77%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $66,852
Avg net price $22,719/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 84%
  • Programs offered: 97

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Illinois schools on the Illinois financial planning page.


Financial Planning Wages Near Lake in the Hills

Lake in the Hills is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (BLS area code 16980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Illinois statewide.

Occupation Median Wage Source COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors $113,210 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $109,276
Financial Managers $168,810 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $162,944
Financial and Investment Analysts $101,750 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $98,214
Accountants and Auditors $82,360 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $79,498
Financial Examiners $98,470 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $95,048
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $100,760 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $97,259
Loan Officers $80,040 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $77,259
Credit Counselors $57,210 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $55,222

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.


Lake in the Hills at a Glance

Metric Value Source
Population 28,853 Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income $113,491 Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ 36.7% Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100) 103.6 (above U.S. average) BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited financial planning schools are near Lake in the Hills, IL?

Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near Lake in the Hills. The closest is Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL (43.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Wisconsin-Madison (81.3 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Lake in the Hills?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Lake in the Hills are: Financial Managers ($168,810), Personal Financial Advisors ($113,210), Financial and Investment Analysts ($101,750). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Illinois statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Algonquin instead of Lake in the Hills?

Algonquin, IL is 2.6 miles from Lake in the Hills 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 Lake in the Hills an affordable place to study financial planning?

Lake in the Hills’s median household income of $113,491 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Lake in the Hills while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Illinois 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.


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Other Programs Available in Lake in the Hills

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Lake in the Hills:

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 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.