Data architecture courses can help you learn data modeling, database design, data warehousing, and cloud storage solutions. You can build skills in optimizing data flow, ensuring data integrity, and implementing data governance practices. Many courses introduce tools like SQL for database management, Apache Hadoop for big data processing, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tools for data integration, demonstrating how these skills are applied in practical work.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Version Control, Data Science, R (Software), GitHub, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Lakes, Microsoft Azure, Data Processing, Data Integration, Cloud Management, Cloud Services
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Markov Model, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Bayesian Statistics, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Analysis, A/B Testing, Sampling (Statistics)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Data Import/Export, Data Collection, Data Management, Web Scraping, R Programming, MySQL, SQL, Application Programming Interface (API)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Data Storytelling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Decision Tree Learning, Data Presentation, Data Management, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Statistics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Matplotlib, Plotly, Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, Power BI, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, Data Presentation, Data Processing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Web Scraping, Statistical Modeling, Data Wrangling, Machine Learning Methods, Data Collection, GitHub
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Splunk, System Monitoring, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Data Storage, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Authorization (Computing), Enterprise Security, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Data Integrity, User Accounts, Dataflow, Data Security, System Configuration, Configuration Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), Shiny (R Package), R Programming, Leaflet (Software), Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Data Science, Spatial Data Analysis, Histogram, UI Components, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Agentic systems, Data Ethics, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, No-Code Development, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Program Evaluation, Data Processing, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Matplotlib, Apache Spark, Big Data, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Management, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Query Languages, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Presentation, Data Management, Data Literacy, Graphing, SAS (Software), Peer Review, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Reports, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months