Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning

Admission

See About Personal Financial Planning for admission information.

Options for the Master of Science

Personal Financial Planning Emphasis

This is a professional-practice-focused MS degree program designed to equip students to analyze financial issues and to help individuals and families resolve practical financial problems utilizing the services of the financial industry. Graduates may sit for the national CFP® exam. An industry-relevant capstone research project rather than a thesis is completed.

Joint JD/MS

Students accepted to the MU School of Law may dually register in a CFP® registered master’s program in Personal Financial Planning and earn a joint JD/MS degree. Students in this program will conduct a research project under the guidance of faculty from the School of Law and Personal Financial Planning as a capstone to their plan of study. Graduates may sit for the national CFP® exam.

Consumer and Family Economics Emphasis

This is a research-and-policy-focused MS degree program designed for students pursuing a career in college teaching, consumer affairs positions, social service agencies, extension or other adult education programs, financial services institutions, consumer journalism and other positions in business, the public sector and not-for-profit institutions. Studies culminate in a research-based thesis that may have either a theoretical or applied focus.