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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Lake Jackson, TX (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lake Jackson, Texas is home to about 27,902 residents. Median household income is $89,623 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $166,910 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Lake Jackson
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Lake Jackson, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lake Jackson 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 Lake Jackson.
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.
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Texas A&M University-College Station
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College Station, TX
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120.5 miles from Lake Jackson
Lake Jackson is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (BLS area code 26420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$98,930
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$100,335
Financial Managers
$166,910
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$169,280
Financial and Investment Analysts
$101,660
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$103,103
Accountants and Auditors
$85,090
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$86,298
Financial Examiners
$82,990
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$84,168
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$77,550
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$78,651
Loan Officers
$67,560
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$68,519
Credit Counselors
$48,100
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$48,783
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 Jackson at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
27,902
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$89,623
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
28.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
98.6 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
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What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Lake Jackson?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Lake Jackson are: Financial Managers ($166,910), Financial and Investment Analysts ($101,660), Personal Financial Advisors ($98,930). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Alvin instead of Lake Jackson?
Alvin, TX is 24.7 miles from Lake Jackson 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 Jackson an affordable place to study financial planning?
Lake Jackson’s median household income of $89,623 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Lake Jackson while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas 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.
