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Best 529 Plans of 2025
Find the best 529 college savings plans for your family. We've highlighted the best 529 plans by state, overall ratings, and performance. Use this information to compare 529 plans and select one that can help you meet your college savings goals.
Best for my state
Best for my state
529 plans often offer their state residents benefits such as state tax deductions, credits or monetary incentives. Our ‘Resident Benefits’ rating assesses the potential value of these in-state perks to you. If your state offers multiple plans we’ve ranked them highest to lowest based on our 529 ratings methodology
Featured plans
Featured plans
You are not limited to opening your own state's 529 plan, so shop around. Here are some highly rated options to consider.
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MO resident benefits
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NY resident benefits
Best Rated
Best Rated
Our 529 Ratings methodology uses surveys and publicly available information to analyze dozens of factors that can impact your saving success. These are the highest rated direct-sold plans per our 529 Ratings, offering individual investors all around excellence in performance and useful plan features which can help you save more for college.
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Best Performance
Best Performance
These 529 plans had the highest average returns over the past 5 year period, net of fees. We measure returns based on the overall performance of a plan's age-based and target-year portfolios, which are the most popular 529 investment selections.
Easiest to Use
Easiest to Use
Here are plans that make it very simple for you to enroll, transact, and access your account on any device. See our methodology for more information.
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