Data-driven decision-making courses can help you learn data analysis, statistical methods, and visualization techniques. You can build skills in interpreting data trends, making informed predictions, and developing actionable strategies based on insights. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data manipulation, Tableau for visualization, and R or Python for statistical analysis, demonstrating how these skills can be applied to real business challenges and enhance organizational performance.

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, R Programming, Statistical Reporting, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Analysis, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Management Systems, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Systems, Database Theory, Big Data, Unified Modeling Language, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage Technologies, Apache Hadoop, NoSQL, Apache Spark, Conceptual Design, MongoDB
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Business Analysis, Financial Data, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Financial Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Modeling, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Report Writing, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Operational Risk, Risk Control, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Tableau Software, Empathy, Cybersecurity, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Dashboard, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Algorithms
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Validation, Data Maintenance, Problem Management, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Analysis Software, Google Cloud Platform
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Data Ethics, Customer Data Management, Market Opportunities, Data Governance, Data Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Big Data, Customer Insights, Personally Identifiable Information, Advertising, Strategic Thinking, Business Transformation, Business Ethics, User Research, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Collection, Supervised Learning, SQL, Unsupervised Learning, Graph Theory, Software Development Methodologies, Financial Statement Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Data Wrangling, SAS (Software), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Spatial Analysis, Text Mining, Statistical Software, R Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Extract, Transform, Load, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Database Management, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Relational Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Databases, Data Processing, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Storage Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Database Design, Extract, Transform, Load, SQL, Star Schema, Business Intelligence, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Mart, Data Integrity, Data Analysis, Snowflake Schema, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, MySQL, SQL, JSON, Scripting, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Query Languages, Database Management, Databases, Data Import/Export, Data Storage Technologies, Spatial Analysis, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Knitr, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Ggplot2, Plotly, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Storytelling, Statistical Analysis, Generative AI, R Programming, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Scatter Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months