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.

Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Interaction Design, Usability, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Persona (User Experience), Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop, Figma (Design Software)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Professional Development, Personal Development, Decision Making, Leadership Development, Communication, Professionalism, Communication Strategies, Personal Integrity, Leadership, Planning, Strategic Decision-Making, Problem Solving, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Video Production, Videography, Web Presence, Promotional Strategies, Product Promotion, Writing, Photography, Layout Design, Copywriting, Business Writing, Music, Content Creation, Branding, Brand Management, Target Audience, Design Elements And Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Multimedia, Usability, Web Development, Interactive Design, Javascript, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Design and Development, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Visual Storytelling, Video Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Network Performance Management, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Social Justice, General Networking, Public Policies, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Network Infrastructure, Cyber Governance, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Economics, Socioeconomics, Economics, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Telecommunications, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Technical Writing
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Descriptive Statistics, Market Data, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Technical Analysis, Derivatives, Risk Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Market Dynamics, Securities Trading, Risk Analysis, Market Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Financial Modeling, Performance Measurement, Performance Analysis, Probability Distribution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Active Listening, Verbal Communication Skills, Discussion Facilitation, Interviewing Skills, Oral Comprehension, Teamwork, Communication, Communication Strategies, Tactfulness, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Corporate Communications, Collaboration, Business Communication, Professionalism, Rapport Building, Non-Verbal Communication, Job Analysis, Recruitment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Branding, Brand Strategy, Brand Marketing, Brand Management, Brand Awareness, Diversity Marketing, Marketing, Growth Strategies, Benchmarking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Network, Applied Machine Learning, R (Software), R Programming, Social Network Analysis, Statistical Methods, Simulations, Network Model, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Programming, Probability Distribution, Sampling (Statistics), Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Climate Change Programs, Environmental Issue, Advocacy, Social Determinants Of Health, Environmental Science, Health Education, Community Health, Health Care, Public Health, Patient Education And Counseling, Health Systems, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Community Organizing, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Systems, Clinical Leadership, Leadership Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Experience, User Experience Design, Design Research, Logo Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, UI/UX Strategy, Prototyping, Persona Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Application Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months