CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Schwab Strategic Trust of our reports dated April 16, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETF and Schwab U.S. REIT ETF’s Annual Reports on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 29, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

June 22, 2020