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Best Node.js Courses & Certificates [2025]

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IBM
Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Cloud Applications, Web Applications, Web Servers, Javascript, Authentications, Package and Software Management, JSON
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
502 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
IBM
JavaScript Programming with React, Node & MongoDB
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, MongoDB, React Redux, NoSQL, Restful API, React.js, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Ajax, Javascript, UI Components, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Deployment, Data Structures, Authentications, Debugging, Cloud Applications, JSON
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
1.2K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free
Coursera Project Network
Build a CRUD Node.js and MongoDB employee management web-app
Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Web Design, Restful API, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Node.JS, Application Deployment, MongoDB, Database Management, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Development, GitHub
3.8
Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
15 reviews
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Infosec
JavaScript Security
Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Application Security, Secure Coding, Serverless Computing, Cryptography, Risk Management Framework, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Package and Software Management, Node.JS, Web Applications, Javascript, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Services, Cloud Platforms, Web Development, Identity and Access Management, Dependency Analysis, Vulnerability Assessments
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
97 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
IBM
IBM Full-Stack JavaScript Developer
Skills you'll gain: Istio, Node.JS, Software Development Life Cycle, Server Side, MongoDB, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, React Redux, NoSQL, Restful API, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Cloud Applications, Containerization, GitHub, HTML and CSS, Ajax, Interviewing Skills
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
6.7K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
IBM
IBM Back-end JavaScript Developer
Skills you'll gain: Istio, Node.JS, Software Development Life Cycle, Containerization, Server Side, MongoDB, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, NoSQL, Restful API, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Cloud Applications, GitHub, Serverless Computing, Back-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Ajax, Interviewing Skills
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
6.3K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
IBM
Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, MongoDB, NoSQL, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Application Deployment, Authentications, Cloud Applications, Database Application, API Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Performance Management, Scalability, Web Applications, Databases, Database Design, Authorization (Computing), Data Validation
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
34 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Meta
Programming with JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Development Tools, Javascript, Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, Node.JS, JSON, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Development Testing, Debugging, Package and Software Management, Front-End Web Development, Functional Design
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
4.6K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Infosec
JavaScript Security Refreshers
Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Secure Coding, Cryptography, Application Security, Web Applications, Javascript, Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, Node.JS, Front-End Web Development
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
64 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
JavaScript, jQuery, and JSON
Skills you'll gain: JSON, jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Ajax, Debugging, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Javascript, PHP (Scripting Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Import/Export, Web Applications
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
819 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
NIIT
RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, API Gateway, MySQL, Restful API, MongoDB, OAuth, Microservices, API Design, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Relational Databases, Unit Testing, SQL, Databases, Server Side, Database Management, Application Deployment, Javascript
3.7
Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
112 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Coursera Project Network
APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Applications, Javascript
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours