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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Business Valuation, Financial Analysis, Equities, Financial Modeling, Finance, Corporate Finance, Risk Management
★ 4.4 (27) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Data Literacy, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Descriptive Statistics, Market Data, Statistics, Portfolio Risk, Statistical Methods, Derivatives, Risk Modeling, Market Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Market Dynamics, Securities Trading, Risk Analysis, Verification And Validation, Securities (Finance), Data Analysis, International Finance
★ 4.9 (21) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Manchester
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Water Resources, Water Sustainability, Water Resource Management, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Environmental Policy, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Health Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Political Sciences, Community Development, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Community Health, Behavioral Economics, Case Studies, Regulatory Compliance
★ 4.7 (81) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Science and Research, Laboratory Research, Research Methodologies, Research, Consumer Behaviour, Sensory Systems Analysis, Influencing, Marketing Psychology, Case Studies, Persuasive Communication, Statistical Analysis, Psychological Evaluations, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Advertising, Behavioral Economics, Marketing Communications
★ 4.5 (45) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Capital Expenditure, Return On Investment, Business Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Data, Capital Budgeting, Finance, Financial Modeling, Business Metrics, Corporate Finance, Equities, Risk Analysis, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Public Works, Land Development, Land Management, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Operational Analysis, Administration, Economic Development, Spatial Analysis, Governance, Fiscal Management, Social Studies, Finance, Socioeconomics, Financial Management, Environmental Issue, Climate Change Mitigation, Demography
★ 4.7 (45) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Data Visualization, Google Sheets, Productivity Software, Budget Management, Spreadsheet Software, Presentations, User Accounts, Data Sharing
★ 4.6 (333) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Derivatives, Financial Market, Statistical Methods, Market Data, Financial Modeling, Securities (Finance), Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Equities, Model Optimization, Python Programming, Algorithms, Case Studies
★ 4.4 (44) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Sensory Systems Analysis, Marketing Psychology, Influencing, Case Studies, Persuasive Communication, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Decision Making, Marketing Effectiveness, Neurology, Behavioral Economics, Marketing, Psychology, Anatomy
★ 4.5 (41) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Fund Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Non-Profit Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Gift Accounting, Financial Statements, Governance, Performance Analysis, Financial Reporting, Revenue Recognition, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting, Compliance Reporting, Tax Compliance, Tax, Reconciliation
★ 4.8 (26) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Branding, Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Game Design, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Organizational Leadership, Brand Management, Performance Analysis, Team Management, Product Support, Brand Strategy, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing
★ 4.6 (214) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development, Market Data, Corporate Sustainability, Investment Management, Sustainability Standards, Sustainable Business, Environmental Regulations, Financial Market, Investments, Data Ethics, Sustainability Reporting, Financial Data, Market Analysis, Business Ethics, Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Issue, Capital Markets, Data Science, Risk Management
★ 4.5 (127) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months