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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Nashville, TN (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Nashville, Tennessee has 1 accredited school offering financial planning programs. Nashville has a population of about 1,065,078. In the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $156,860 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Nashville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Nashville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Nashville 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 Nashville.
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.
Nashville is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area (BLS area code 34980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Tennessee statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$91,040
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$94,538
Financial Managers
$156,860
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$162,887
Financial and Investment Analysts
$97,490
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$101,236
Accountants and Auditors
$78,080
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$81,080
Financial Examiners
$84,150
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$87,383
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$60,590
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$62,918
Loan Officers
$62,800
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$65,213
Credit Counselors
$58,480
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$60,727
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.
Nashville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
96.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Nashville-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
How many accredited financial planning schools are near Nashville, TN?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near Nashville. The closest is Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY (59.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Western Kentucky University (59.1 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Nashville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Nashville are: Financial Managers ($156,860), Financial and Investment Analysts ($97,490), Personal Financial Advisors ($91,040). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Tennessee statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Brentwood instead of Nashville?
Brentwood, TN is 12.4 miles from Nashville 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.
