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Best Financial Planning Schools Near South Elgin, IL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
South Elgin, Illinois has 2 accredited schools offering financial planning programs. South Elgin has a population of about 24,921. 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 South Elgin
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near South Elgin, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from South Elgin 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 South Elgin.
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.
South Elgin 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.
South Elgin at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
103.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other South Elgin-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
How many accredited financial planning schools are near South Elgin, IL?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near South Elgin. The closest is Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL (31.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Wisconsin-Madison (93.3 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near South Elgin?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near South Elgin 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 Elgin instead of South Elgin?
Elgin, IL is 3.4 miles from South Elgin 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.
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.
