Family Financial Planning – Graduate Certificate

At a Glance

Mapping what’s next for your professional path

You’re ready for the next step toward professional success. The financial planning industry is expected to be one of the fastest-growing sectors for the next decade. With the family financial planning online certificate program at Iowa State University, you’ll get opportunities in top-tier banks, insurance firms, and even your own private practice. You can also use course credit from this program toward an online master’s in family financial planning from Iowa State. We’ll help you find ways to provide comprehensive financial assistance to families in the areas of:

• Estate and retirement planning
• Investment advising
• Insurance and risk management
• Basic cash flow and debt management
• Employee benefits and pension departments
• Tax planning

Collaborative Advantage of IDEA

Achieve your personal and professional goals through convenient, flexible, high-quality coursework you can complete anytime, anywhere. As a student in Iowa State University’s Family Financial Planning Graduate Certificate program, you will learn from expert faculty who bring real-life experience to the coursework and are committed to helping you transition your learning beyond the online classroom into your career.

The Family Financial Planning Graduate Certificate program is part of a consortium of universities connected through IDEA. While Iowa State University is your home university where you will apply, register for courses and receive your diploma, you’ll benefit from the broad perspectives and unique strengths brought by classmates and expert faculty at partner universities.

As a member of IDEA, all students pay universal tuition. For more information, visit IDEA website.

Interested in learning about job opportunities for certified financial planners? Learn about them on the Certified Financial Planner job board.