What Can I Do With a Major In Financial Planning?
UGA Specific Information for Financial Planning
The Financial Planning major prepares students to become client-focused professional financial planners who help individuals and families create, manage and transfer wealth efficiently. The program is registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and the Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education. Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) examinations.
The Financial Planning program provides students with knowledge, skills and technical expertise to enter the marketplace as a financial planner or financial counselor. Demand for graduates has consistently exceeded the number of students in the major. Graduates earn competitive salaries and have a variety of career options. Financial planning is ranked among the nation’s fastest growing (Money magazine) and most rewarding (Jobs Rated Almanac) careers.
Additionally, graduates have been accepted to the nation's most prestigious graduate schools, gone on to law school, written papers published in leading financial planning opinion journals, and gone on to own and manage leading financial planning firms.
Class of 2020 Career Outcomes for Financial Planning*
** Includes Self-Employed
Campus Resources
- Connect with Marla Ebert, your Career Consultant - click her to find information on how to schedule an appointment and drop-in hours
- Consumer Economics Academic Advisor - Christie Sanders
- UGA FHCE Department - Financial Planning
CAMPUS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
- Student Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- Student Financial Planning Association
- To find additional clubs and organizations, go to the Involvement Network
Additional UGA Career Center Recommendations/Considerations
- FACS Legislative Aide Leadership Fellows Program
- ASPIRE Clinic Internship
- VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
Supplemental Career Research Dashboard
Additional Career Research Resources
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- Interstride- View jobs/internship in other countries and country career guides
Employment Websites
GENERAL
- Handshake - UGA's platform for job/internship postings (Login with your UGA MyID and password)
- LinkedIn - Network with professionals and view job openings
- Interstride - Job/internship openings in countries abroad as well as country career guides providing information about finding employment in other countries.
- Specialized - Check out Idealist for jobs in the Nonprofit sector and USAJobs for opportunities in the federal government.
MAJOR/CAREER SPECIFIC
Professional Associations/Resources
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - National Association of Personal Financial Advisors • Financial Planning Association • Certified Financial Planning Board • Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education
COMPANY & SALARY RESEARCH - Career Bliss • GlassDoor • Salary.com
LINKEDIN - Join LinkedIn groups that are relevant to your career interests. To search, select "groups" & type in your keywords. Review the groups that professionals in your field of interest have joined & consider joining those as well. To login, visit the LinkedIn main page.
Employers/Position Title Reported by Class of 2020 Financial Planning majors
The information below represents employers and position titles from the Class of 2020 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
| Employer | Position Title(s) |
|---|---|
| 49 Financial | Financial Professional | Ageis | Tax & Accounting Team Assistant | All America Energy | Merger Acquisitions Analyst | American Honda Finance Corporation | Funder | Ameriprise | Client Service Specialist | Ameritar Screen and Glass | Account Manager | Athens Real Estate Group | Realtor | Axle Logistics | Logistics Consultant | Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company | Financial Analyst | B.A. & Sons, Inc. | Sales and Service Associate | Cannon Financial Strategists | Associate | CarePlus Anesthesia Management | Document Control Specialist | Chick-fil-A | Content Coordinator | Corbett Road | Client Service Associate | Day & Ennis, LLC | Support Advisor/Office Coordinator | E*TRADE | Associate Financial Services Representative | Elwood and Goetz Wealth Advisory Group | Associate Financial Planner | G Squared Financial, LLC | Client Relations Manager | Georgia Farm Bureau | Property Claims Trainee | Henssler Financial | Financial Planner | John Payne Company | Project Estimator, Manager | Keller Williams Realty | Real Estate Agent | Mark Spain Real Estate | Exclusive Buyers Consultant and Licensed Realtor | Merrill Lynch | Financial Advisor | Northwestern Mutual | Financial Planning Associate | Odyssey Personal Financial Advisors | Associate | Parker Engineering and Mechancial | Estimator | SAIC Motor Corporation | Management Trainee | Signature Wealth Management Group | Associate Advisor | Smith and Howard Accounting | Accounting Advisory Member | Thrivent Financial | Paraplanner | University of Georgia | Accounting Administrative Specialist | UPS | Inside Sales Representative | Vanguard Group | Client Relationship Associate | VEVA Consulting | Financial Analyst | Windsor Wealth Planners and Strategists | Associate Financial Planner |
Graduate/Professional Schools attended by Class of 2020 Financial Planning majors
The information below represents graduate/professional schools and programs reported through the Class of 2020 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
| Graduate School | Program(s) |
|---|---|
| ATP Flight School | Airline Transport Professionals Certification | Dragonfly Aviation | Flight Certification, Diploma/Certificate | University of Georgia | Applied Consumer Analytics, Master's; Behavioral Financial Planning, Master's; Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, Master's; Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics, Bachelor's; Financial Planning, Master's |