Financial analytics courses can help you learn data interpretation, risk assessment, investment analysis, and financial forecasting. You can build skills in statistical modeling, data visualization, and performance measurement to make informed financial decisions. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, Tableau for data visualization, and Python for data analysis, showing how these skills can be applied in real-world financial contexts.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Loans, FinTech, Lending and Underwriting, Cyber Risk, Operational Risk, Scalability, Regulatory Compliance, Interoperability, Commercial Lending, Payment Systems, Financial Inclusion, Legal Risk, Exploit development, Derivatives, Key Management, Cryptography, Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Applied Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Machine Learning, Analytics, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Responsible AI, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Scalability, Workflow Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Data Ethics, Application Deployment, Business Continuity, Compliance Auditing, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
INSEAD
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, Peer Review, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Business Leadership, Business Transformation, Plan Execution, Payment Systems, Organizational Structure, Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Business, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Business Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Case Studies, Governance, Cryptography
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, SQL, Apache Hadoop, Data Security, Linux Commands, Data Migration, Database Design, Apache Kafka, Apache Airflow, Data Governance, MySQL, Database Administration, Apache Spark, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Data Pipelines, Data Store, Data Architecture
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Business Marketing, Marketing Channel, Customer Engagement, Gmail, Target Audience, Content Creation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Loyalty Programs, Customer Retention, E-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, Web Analytics, Digital Marketing, Product Improvement, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Portfolio Management, Generative AI Agents, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Working Capital, Cash Management, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Finance, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Return On Investment, Capital Budgeting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Performance Measurement, Financial Forecasting, Risk Analysis
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Modeling, Performance Metric, Accounting, Finance, Operating Expense, Investments
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Market, Financial Regulation, Market Liquidity, Economics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Market Dynamics, Crisis Management
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Private Equity, Loans, Investment Management, Equities, Case Studies, Performance Measurement, Investment Banking, Investments, Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Performance Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Resource Allocation, Financial Analysis, Asset Management, Market Liquidity, Entrepreneurial Finance, Derivatives, Business Valuation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Power BI, Data Lakes, PySpark, Apache Spark, Data Quality, Data Governance, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Data Presentation, Peer Review, Data Visualization, Advanced Analytics, Stakeholder Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Proposal Development, Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Mapping, Tree Maps, Storyboarding
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months