Certifications Guide: Working with Data

Working with Data

Use the list below to find free and free-to-audit courses and certifications to help build your skills in working with data. For related articles, eBooks and guides, see our Data Learning Materials page.

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Certification Provider Description Time to complete
Intro to Data Science Specialization Coursera

Learn about data science and machine learning, get hands-on experience with tools like SQL, Python, JupyterLab, and RStudio, for solving data problems.

40 hours
Data for Business Analysts Using Microsoft Excel Coursera

Learn to analyze and interpret business data using Excel. Covers data cleaning, formulas, pivot tables, and basic visualizations to support decision-making and business insights.

20 hours
Statistics and R edX

Learn the basics of statistics and how to use R programming to explore, organize, and analyze data.

20 hours
Data Science Ethics Coursera

Who owns data? How do we value privacy? These and other important ethical considerations are at the core of this course. Explore the impact that data science has on modern society and examine the ethical and privacy implications of collecting and managing big data.

15 hours
Linear Regression for Business Statistics Coursera

Learn how to use linear regression to analyze business data, interpret results, and make data-driven decisions, using Excel and real-world examples.

30 hours
Business Statistics and Analysis Coursera

Develops core skills in business data analysis. Covers descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis, equipping students with practical tools for data-driven decision-making.

120 hours
Linear Regression and Modeling Coursera

Get started with linear regression models with this Duke University course. Learn about the underlying theory, as well as how to fit, examine, and utilize regression models to analyze the relationship between multiple variables. Apply what you learn to data examples using R and RStudio.

10 hours
Introduction to Data Science in Python Coursera

Learn how to use Python for data science. This course will cover the basics of the Python programming environment, fundamental Python programming, and data manipulation and cleaning techniques in order to teach you how to use Python to clean tabular data, manipulate tabular data, and run basic inferential statistical analyses.

31 hours
Introduction to Probability and Data with R Coursera

This beginner level course serves as an introduction to sampling and exploring data, basic probability theory, and Bayes rule. Explore various types of sampling methods and learn exploratory data analysis techniques such as numeric summary statistics and basic data visualization. In addition, you will also learn to use R and RStudio for lab exercises and a final project.

14 hours
Managing Data with MySQL Coursera

Learn how to use relational databases in business analysis with this introductory course. You will learn how relational databases work, how to use entity-relationship diagrams, and understand how to collect data in different business contexts. This course will ultimately equip you with the skills you need to properly collect data and gain insights into the best ways to improve business performance, as well provide you with hands on practice with real databases and a portfolio you can show future employers.

32 hours
Applied Data Science with Python Specialization Coursera

Learn to analyze data and build models using Python tools like pandas, Matplotlib, and scikit-learn, with hands-on projects.

160 hours
Python Data Structures Coursera

Move beyond the basic of programming in Python and explore the built-in core data structures such as lists, dictionaries and tuples for data analysis. This is the follow up course to Programming for Everybody.

19 hours
Data Management and Visualization Coursera

Learn how to harness data to drive success with this introduction to data visualization. The course will first ask you to consider what data is and what questions can be answered using data, and then moves into how to develop a research question describe variables and relationships between variables, basic statistics, and how to present results. Lastly you will learn how to use SAS or Python to manage and visualize your data.

12 hours
Data Visualization freeCodeCamp

This intensive certification program covers how create data visualizations in D3, the JSON APIs and Ajax challenges, and data visualization projects to help you practice your skills.

300 hours
Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python Coursera

Explore how to use Python for statistics and learn about study design, data management, and data visualization. In this course you will learn to determine different types of data, how to visualize, analyze and interpret summaries for univariate and multivariate data, and probability and non-probability sampling. Apply what you learn in Python each week in hands-on, lab-based sessions.

20 hours
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate Coursera

A beginner-friendly program by Google covering data cleaning, analysis, and visualization using spreadsheets, SQL, R, and Tableau. Includes hands-on projects and a shareable certificate, preparing learners for entry-level data analyst roles.

240 hours
Python Data Visualization Coursera

Advance your Python skills and learn to apply them to data analysis. In this course you will learn how to install external packages for Python, acquire data sources, and clean, process, analyze, and visualize data.

9 hours
IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate Coursera

Learn how to organize, study, and present data using tools like Excel, Python, and SQL, with step-by-step practice projects.

160 hours
Excel Skills for Business Specialization Coursera

Learn to analyze and present data effectively. Covers key topics like data entry, formulas, charts, and basic automation.

120 hours
Business Analytics Specialization UPenn

Develop skills in analyzing business data, uncovering insights, and applying them to solve real business problems.

40 hours