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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate
Microsoft

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Launch your career as a Power BI analyst. Build job-ready skills – and must-have AI skills – for an in-demand career. Earn a credential from Microsoft. No prior experience required.

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Instructor: Microsoft

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5 months, 10 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.6

(4,025 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
5 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Learn to use Power BI to connect to data sources and transform them into meaningful insights.

  • Prepare Excel data for analysis in Power BI using the most common formulas and functions in a worksheet.  

  • Learn to use the visualization and report capabilities of Power BI to create compelling reports and dashboards.

  • Demonstrate your new skills with a capstone project and prepare for the industry-recognized Microsoft PL-300 Certification exam.

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Prepare for a career in Business Intelligence

  • Receive professional-level training from Microsoft
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Microsoft
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Data Analyst, Power BI Analyst
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$76,000+
median U.S. salary for Business Intelligence
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110,000+
U.S. job openings in Business Intelligence
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¹Lightcast™ Job Postings Report, United States, 7/1/22-6/30/23. ²Based on program graduate survey responses, United States 2021.

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Professional Certificate - 8 course series

Preparing Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel

Course 119 hours4.7 (2,745 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • NEW [optional] introduction to Generative AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization
Category: power bi
Category: Design Reports
Category: Design Dashboards

Harnessing the Power of Data with Power BI

Course 216 hours4.6 (963 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to recognize and use the key data analysis components of Microsoft Power BI.

  • Understand a Power BI data analyst's skills, tasks, and tools.

  • Describe the different stages in the data analysis process that result in data-driven decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Visualization
Category: power bi
Category: DAX

Extract, Transform and Load Data in Power BI

Course 320 hours4.6 (554 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to set up a data source and explain and configure storage modes in Power BI.

  • How to prepare for data modeling by cleaning and transforming data.

  • How to use profiling tools to identify data anomalies.

  • How to reference queries and dataflows and use the Advanced Editor to modify code. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Report Building
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization
Category: power bi
Category: Dashboard Creation

Data Modeling in Power BI

Course 424 hours4.1 (452 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to form a model using a Star Schema.

  • How to write calculations DAX to create elements and analysis in Power BI.

  • How to optimize performance in a Power BI model.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: SQL
Category: Data Management
Category: Security Alerting
Category: power bi

Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI

Course 528 hours4.7 (399 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to add visualizations to reports and dashboards.

  • How to design accessible reports and dashboards.

  • How to use visualizations to perform data analysis.

Creative Designing in Power BI

Course 620 hours4.5 (161 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to create compelling and cohesive reports and dashboards.

  • How to work in detail with specialist chart visualizations.

  • How to add elements such as videos, streaming data and QR codes to dashboards.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: power bi
Category: Data-driven decisions

Deploy and Maintain Power BI Assets and Capstone project

Course 724 hours4.3 (128 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to create and publish an app in Power BI.

  • How to implement dynamic reports in Power BI.

  • How to implement security measures and alerting in a Power BI report or dashboard.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data transformation
Category: Data Configuration
Category: power bi
Category: Power Query

Microsoft PL-300 Exam Preparation and Practice

Course 838 hours4.6 (200 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Prepare the data with Power BI.

  • Model, visualize, and analyze the data in Power BI.

  • How to deploy and maintain Power BI assets.

  • NEW [optional] Generative AI for Power BI.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Preparing Data
Category: power bi
Category: formulas and functions

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 Microsoft
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When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

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