Personal Financial Planning

Texas Tech Wins 2020 Financial Planning Challenge

Invest in your career by earning one of the nation's best Personal Financial Planning degrees.

The New York Times says Texas Tech University has "arguably the best undergraduate financial planning program in the country." Personal financial planning firms look to Texas Tech University for new talent.

Our PFP Degrees are tailored for your success.

Texas Tech's nationally renowned Personal Financial Planning Department offers one bachelor's degree, two undergraduate minors, one master's degree, and one doctoral degree.

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Science in Personal Financial Planning

Our personal financial planning degree includes a strong business foundation.

Undergraduate Minors

Students can choose from two minors, an online Personal Finance Minor or CFP® Certification Eligible Minor in Personal Financial Planning.

Graduate Programs

Master of Science (M.S.) in Personal Financial Planning

You can combine our personal financial planning master's degree with an MBA, law degree, or accounting degree.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Personal Financial Planning

Texas Tech's personal financial planning Ph.D. program enjoys a national reputation for excellence.

PFP In the News

Teletherapy Offers Best Practices for Financial Planners Upended by COVID-19 - June 2021
Community Spotlight: Need Life Balance? - April 2021
First-Generation Personal Financial Planning Alumnus Achieves CFP^® Designation - April 2021
Charles Schwab Foundation Establishes Scholarship in Personal Financial Planning - February 2021
Sarah Asebedo's Secret Ingredient For a Successful Retirement - February 2021
Most People Spent CARES Act Funds on Needs, Not Wants - January 2021
How to Fix America's Retirement Crisis: 10 Experts Weigh In - January 2021
Medical Student Debt Acquisition, Repayment Focus of Doctoral Student's Research - January 2021
4 Financial Therapists on How to Plan for a Less Anxious 2021 - January 2021
Financial Literacy, Wellness Focus of Graduate Student's Research - December 2020
Cities in the Most Financial Distress During COVID-19 - December 2020
New Faculty Spotlight: Miranda Reiter - October 2020
The University of Akron Announces Nationwide Financial Planning Diversity Symposium, Diversitas - October 2020
Bequests Don't Track with Donors' Recent Giving - October 2020
Texas Tech Wins 2020 Financial Planning Challenge - October 2020
Faculty Member Jennifer Wilson Named to 2020 Top Twenty Under Forty - October 2020
Research Shows Donors' 10 Estate Giving Characteristics - September 2020
Opinion: Who is looking out for your retirement? - September 2020
Weighing Pandemic Risks When Donating to Colleges - September 2020

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Being the best program in the country takes tremendous commitment on behalf of all its stakeholders. We think our alumni should be the cornerstone of this campaign and we have created the PFP Double T Society to recognize alumni responding to this call.

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Join the PFP Circle of Excellence

The PFP Circle of Excellence serves as an extension to the Double T Society. Gifts from donors in the PFP Excellence Circle allow the department to provide opportunities for learning and career experience. The fund helps the department meet emerging needs and challenges when they arise. These unrestricted funds give the department the flexibility to undertake critical new initiatives or provide distinct opportunities for our students and faculty.

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