Financial analysis courses can help you learn budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance evaluation. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting variance analysis, and assessing investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data manipulation, Tableau for visualization, and various financial software that streamline analysis processes, allowing you to apply these skills effectively in practical work.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Version Control, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Data Management, GitHub, Technical Support, Git (Version Control System)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Analytical Skills, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Quality, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Jupyter, SQL, Python Programming, Relational Databases, Application Programming Interface (API)
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Change Management, Visionary, Organizational Change, Business Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Innovation, Process Analysis, Leadership and Management, Business Systems Analysis, Business Process Reengineering, Operational Analysis, Adaptability
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Mining, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Fraud detection, Machine Learning, Correlation Analysis, Scatter Plots, Market Analysis, Supervised Learning, Cross Selling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Strategic Prioritization, Competitive Analysis, Business Priorities, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Case Studies, Business Strategy, Spreadsheet Software, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Analysis, Internal Auditing, External Auditing, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, R (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Import/Export, Analytical Skills, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Wrangling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, Real Time Data, Performance Testing, LLM Application, Data Manipulation, Generative AI, Python Programming, Customer Analysis, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, JSON
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Data Analysis, Generative AI, OpenAI, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Risk Management, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Data Processing, Data Cleansing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Exploratory Data Analysis, PySpark, Application Deployment, Data Analysis, Apache Spark, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Machine Learning Methods, Customer Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Natural Language Processing, Data Storytelling, Technical Communication, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Interactive Data Visualization, Generative AI, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Strategic Communication, Communication, Big Data, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Presentations, Advanced Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks