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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Bainbridge Island, WA
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Bainbridge Island, Washington is home to about 24,607 residents. Median household income is $159,882 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 75.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $161,800 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Bainbridge Island
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Bainbridge Island, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bainbridge Island 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 Bainbridge Island.
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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Central Washington University
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Ellensburg, WA
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103.8 miles from Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island is part of the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area (BLS area code 14740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Washington statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Personal Financial Advisors
$103,550
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$98,059
Financial Managers
$161,800
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$153,220
Financial and Investment Analysts
$83,910
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$79,460
Accountants and Auditors
$88,250
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$83,570
Financial Examiners
$113,700
WA statewide
$107,670
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$68,610
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$64,972
Loan Officers
$75,010
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$71,032
Credit Counselors
$62,360
WA statewide
$59,053
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.
Bainbridge Island at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
24,607
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$159,882
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
75.0%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
105.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Bainbridge Island-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles near Bainbridge Island?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles near Bainbridge Island are: Financial Managers ($161,800), Financial Examiners ($113,700), Personal Financial Advisors ($103,550). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Washington statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Seattle instead of Bainbridge Island?
Seattle, WA is 10.3 miles from Bainbridge Island 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 Bainbridge Island an affordable place to study financial planning?
Bainbridge Island’s median household income of $159,882 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bainbridge Island while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Washington 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.
