Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Lending and Underwriting, Commercial Lending, Financial Analysis, General Lending, Risking, Loans, Regulatory Compliance, Credit Risk, Banking, Working Capital, Balance Sheet, Commercial Banking, Financial Regulation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Bank Regulations, Compliance Management, Business Metrics, Legal Risk
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Proposal Writing, Proposal Development, Prospecting and Qualification, Gift Accounting, Philanthropy, Campaign Management, Tax Planning, Marketing Planning, Campaign Planning, Customer Relationship Building, Direct Marketing, Advertising Mail, Developing Training Materials, Tax Management, Accounting and Finance Software, Data-Driven Marketing, Income Tax
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Partnership, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, New Business Development, Resource Allocation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Analysis, Target Market, User Feedback, Entrepreneurship, New Product Development, Business Development, Team Building, Initiative and Leadership, Resource Management, Leadership Development, Financial Statement Analysis, Product Improvement, Revenue Forecasting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Investments, Financial Trading, Performance Measurement, Performance Analysis, Risk Management, Equities, Return On Investment, Case Studies, Financial Regulation, Market Trend, Market Dynamics, Fund Accounting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Finance, Capital Expenditure, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, General Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Acumen, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Planning, Business Valuation, Financial Management, Cash Flows, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Statements, Financial Market, Cash Flow Forecasting, Investments, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, Risk Control, Financial Trading, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Securities Trading, Market Analysis, Business
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Working Capital, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Return On Investment, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Risk Analysis, Market Analysis, Accounts Receivable, Business Risk Management, Private Equity, Performance Measurement, Operational Efficiency, Microsoft Excel, Lease Contracts
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, Financial Trading, Securities Trading
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investments, FinTech, Financial Trading, Portfolio Management, Market Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, Big Data, Financial Market, Artificial Neural Networks, Automation, Finance, Machine Learning Methods, Financial Analysis, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Investment Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Asset Management, Program Management, Investments, Organizational Strategy, Return On Investment, Governance, Project Management, Risk Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Strategic Planning, Statistical Methods, Capital Markets, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Model Optimization, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Fine-tuning, Model Training, Agentic systems, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Performance Tuning, Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months