Compare All Online CFP® Certification Program

Overall Comparison

  Boston University College for Financial Planning  Kaplan Texas A&M University, Financial Planning The American College of Financial Services University of Georgia Terry College
Main Differentiator Faculty and experience Pass rates Faculty Some courses have classroom options Reputation Customer service and perks
School or Program Quality and Reputation Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Good
Quality and Ease of Website Navigation Excellent Poor Good Poor Poor Excellent
Quality of Class Platform Good Excellent N/A N/A N/A Excellent
Staff Expertise CFP® Certified Some CFP® Certified CFP® Certified CFP® Certified CFP® Certified CFP® Certified
Promotions Offered Yes No Yes No No Yes
Price Point Medium High Medium Medium Low Low
Association Discount FPA - 10% FPA - 15% FPA - 15% No No No

Price Comparison

  Boston University College for Financial Planning  Kaplan Texas A&M University, Financial Planning  The American College of Financial Services University of Georgia Terry College
Self-Paced Program 
Full Program Plus Books $4,995
   $4,043 $4,795 $3,990 $4,550
Full Program: Core Content Only $3,495
   $4,043 $3,195   $3,550
Single course $575 $980 $549 $525 $750 $695
Capstone $895
   $749 $525 $750 $1,000
Exam Review 
Price $1,200 $995 $1,348 $1,195 $1,200 $1,095
Price with full program purchase Included Not Included Included Included Included Included
Course Books
  Included Not Included Included Not Included Included Included
Access Period
Full Program 21 months
Self-paced

12 months Instructor-guided		 36 Months 12 Months 9 Months
(with free 3 month extension)		   21 Months
Single Courses 4 Months 6 Months 3 Months      
Payment Plans Offered 
  6 Months     5 Months    
Fee 
          $150  
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Boston University
Boston UniversityThis program is one of the oldest CFP® Certification Programs, and has been ranked as a top program for four years in a row.
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College for Financial Planning
College for
Financial PlanningThis program features a good online class platform at a medium price point. Not all of the professors are CFP® Certified, but...
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Kaplan University
Kaplan UniversityThis is probably one of the most expensive CFP® Certification Programs out there, but they have a good faculty, all of whom are CFP® Certified.
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Texas A&M University
Texas A&M UniversityThis program is the least flexible. It offers both in-class and online courses, but not every course is available in person, and there is no self-paced option.
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The American College of Financial Services
The American College
of Financial ServicesThis program is known for their reputation of being a pretty good CFP® Ceritfication program. It is unclear if all of their faculty are CFP® Certificants...
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University of Georgia Terry College
University of Georgia
Terry CollegeThis program has a decent reputation, but it is unclear if all of their faculty are CFP® Certified. They have a good class platform...
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