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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Christiansburg, VA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Christiansburg, Virginia has 1 accredited school offering financial planning programs. Christiansburg has a population of about 22,820. Median household income is $75,451 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 45.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $139,800 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Christiansburg
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Christiansburg, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Christiansburg 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 Christiansburg.
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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Regent University
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Virginia Beach, VA
•233.5 miles from Christiansburg
Christiansburg is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area (BLS area code 13980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Virginia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$78,530
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$84,714
Financial Managers
$139,800
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$150,809
Financial and Investment Analysts
$86,100
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$92,880
Accountants and Auditors
$74,800
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$80,690
Financial Examiners
$104,060
VA statewide
$112,255
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$57,410
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$61,931
Loan Officers
$85,610
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$92,352
Credit Counselors
$51,550
VA statewide
$55,609
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.
Christiansburg at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
22,820
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$75,451
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
45.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.7 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Christiansburg-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
How many accredited financial planning schools are near Christiansburg, VA?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near Christiansburg. The closest is Carolina University in Winston-Salem, NC (73.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Carolina University (73.3 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Christiansburg?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Christiansburg are: Financial Managers ($139,800), Financial Examiners ($104,060), Financial and Investment Analysts ($86,100). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Virginia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Blacksburg instead of Christiansburg?
Blacksburg, VA is 6.3 miles from Christiansburg 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 Christiansburg an affordable place to study financial planning?
Christiansburg’s median household income of $75,451 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Christiansburg while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Virginia 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.
