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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Leavenworth, KS (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Leavenworth, Kansas has 2 accredited schools offering financial planning programs. Leavenworth has a population of about 37,176. Median household income is $71,239 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 33.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $162,490 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Leavenworth
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Leavenworth, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth.
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.
Leavenworth is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (BLS area code 28140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kansas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$123,140
Kansas City, MO-KS
$133,124
Financial Managers
$162,490
Kansas City, MO-KS
$175,665
Financial and Investment Analysts
$97,680
Kansas City, MO-KS
$105,600
Accountants and Auditors
$80,040
Kansas City, MO-KS
$86,530
Financial Examiners
$89,300
Kansas City, MO-KS
$96,541
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$79,410
Kansas City, MO-KS
$85,849
Loan Officers
$82,330
Kansas City, MO-KS
$89,005
Credit Counselors
$45,840
Kansas City, MO-KS
$49,557
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.
Leavenworth at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
37,176
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$71,239
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
33.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Leavenworth-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
How many accredited financial planning schools are near Leavenworth, KS?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near Leavenworth. The closest is Park University in Parkville, MO (16.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Kansas State University (89.1 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Leavenworth?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Leavenworth are: Financial Managers ($162,490), Personal Financial Advisors ($123,140), Financial and Investment Analysts ($97,680). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Kansas City instead of Leavenworth?
Kansas City, KS is 16.8 miles from Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth an affordable place to study financial planning?
Leavenworth’s median household income of $71,239 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Leavenworth while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kansas 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 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
