Institutions join with organizations to provide students with investment training programs

Institutions join with organizations to provide students with investment training programs

Individuals who are enrolled in master's programs may want to acquire hands-on training as part of their education. Students may discover that some schools are partnering with organizations to provide this experience.

For instance, the D.A. Davidson and Company has a Student Investment Program (SIP) which is available to students at a slew of participating schools. Creighton University (CU) is one institution that recently forged a partnership with the investment firm.

The SIP gives each school $50,000, which students manage to the best of their discretion for one year. Degree seekers who are enrolled in CU's master's of security analysis and portfolio management program (MASPM) will now be able to decide where this money will be invested.

Students will use the funding to pay any execution costs, but can also earn interest through dividends and cash for the duration of their investments.

Randy Jorgensen, director of CU's MASPM, said that this challenge will "provide a value for our student" and also gives them a "chance to put their study of security analysis and portfolio management into practice."

Other schools could provide similar programs, which may lead to multiple career opportunities. According to Payscale.com, portfolio managers could work in banking, asset management and investment or financial services. Professionals in these fields can earn more than $90,000 per year.