Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Design Thinking, Community Outreach, Organizational Structure, Stakeholder Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Research and Design, Business Modeling, Communication, Advocacy, Innovation, Program Evaluation, Fundraising
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Target Audience, Social Media Content, Facebook, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Online Advertising
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Graphics Software, Graphical Tools, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Customer experience improvement, Customer Engagement, Personalized Service, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Customer Relationship Building, Event Marketing, Customer Inquiries, Marketing, Communication Strategies, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Content Creation, Scheduling, Target Market, Driving engagement, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Social Media Marketing, Organizational Skills, Marketing Design, Typography, Color Theory, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, Social Media, Advertising, Marketing Budgets
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Brand Management, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Branding, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications, Marketing Channel, Business Ethics, Market Research, Value Propositions, Consumer Behaviour, Corporate Sustainability, Innovation
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Skills you'll gain: Product Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Management, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Marketing Communications, Product Lifecycle Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, Marketing Analytics, Brand Strategy, Marketing Channel, Market Analysis, Price Negotiation, Value Propositions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Performance Metric, Smart Goals, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Strategy, Target Audience, Social Media, Active Listening, B2B Sales, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Content Strategy, Content Creation, Calendar Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Digital Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Online Advertising, Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Google Ads, Marketing Channel, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Keyword Research, Marketing Planning, Paid media, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Advertising, Blogs, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months