Vocational Programs for Investment Fund Managers Career

The role of Investment Fund Managers is to plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors..

8 vocational programs could be taken for the Investment Fund Managers career.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Investment Fund Managers is $25,712. The average length of the programs is 67 hours and the average completion time is 14.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Investment Fund Managers Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Investment Fund Managers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Investment Fund Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Accounting and Computer Science	3	$24,372	-	-	-
Financial Analytics	3	$43,127	-	-	-
Risk Management	10	$28,162	-	-	-
Accounting and Finance	87	$34,862	-	-	-
Accounting and Business/Management	19	$25,712	$1,663	67 Hours	14.50 Months
Finance	51	$30,413	-	-	-
Credit Management	3	-	-	-	-
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	7	$33,228	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Investment Fund Managers Career

The following 33 occupations are related to Investment Fund Managers.

Related Occupations toInvestment Fund Managers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Financial Managers	787K	$174,820	$84
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	99,850	$80,620	$39
Accountants and Auditors	1,436K	$90,780	$44
Budget Analysts	47,310	$90,880	$44
Credit Analysts	73,200	$94,750	$46
Financial and Investment Analysts	325K	$112,950	$54
Personal Financial Advisors	272K	$150,670	$72
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Financial Examiners	63,440	$98,140	$47
Credit Counselors	27,950	$53,440	$26
Loan Officers	321K	$84,490	$41
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50,250	$65,370	$31
Tax Preparers	81,650	$58,160	$28
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Actuaries	25,470	$132,500	$64
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,502K	$49,580	$24
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	157K	$54,690	$26
Brokerage Clerks	48,060	$63,130	$30
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	14,290	$50,380	$24
New Accounts Clerks	41,180	$44,670	$21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35

Schools offering vocational programs for Investment Fund Managers

The following 158 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Investment Fund Managers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.