Data collection courses can help you learn survey design, sampling techniques, data cleaning, and statistical analysis. You can build skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, data visualization, and ethical considerations in data handling. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data manipulation, R for statistical analysis, and software like Qualtrics for survey creation, showing how these skills are applied in real-world research settings.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Decision Support Systems, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, SQL, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, Extract, Transform, Load, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Data Manipulation, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Import/Export, MySQL, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Theory, Database Management, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Management Systems, SQL, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Unified Modeling Language, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning
Build toward a degree
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, API Design, ASP.NET, Object-Relational Mapping, Databases, Query Languages, Back-End Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, SQL, Data Access, Data Manipulation, C# (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Event Management, Facility Management, Performance Analysis, Facility Operations, Business Analytics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Management, Data Analysis, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Legal Risk, Health Technology, Contract Management, Operations Management, Contract Negotiation, Organizational Structure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Looker (Software), Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Analytics, Data Management, Data Lakes, Data Storage, Unstructured Data, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer experience improvement, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Forecasting, Data Visualization Software, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Geospatial Mapping, Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Shiny (R Package), Deep Learning, Data Import/Export, Reinforcement Learning, R Programming, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Plotly, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Web Scraping, Artificial Intelligence, Dimensionality Reduction, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Real Time Data, Apache Hadoop, Apache Cassandra, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Processing, Application Deployment, Distributed Computing, Development Environment
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Performance Management, Apache Spark, Google App Engine
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Analysis, Image Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Ethics, Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Cloud Management, Artificial Neural Networks, Information Privacy, Supervised Learning, Virtual Machines, Application Deployment, Continuous Monitoring, Data Security, Performance Tuning, Scalability
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, System Monitoring, Amazon S3
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks