Business analytics courses explore how to analyze data to inform business decisions. You’ll learn about data visualization, statistical methods, and predictive modeling, often utilizing tools like Excel, Tableau, and SQL. Topics may also include key performance indicators (KPIs) and techniques for creating dashboards that present insights clearly.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Risk Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Making, Analytics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Risk Modeling, Business Modeling, Data Analysis, Model Optimization, Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel, Exploratory Data Analysis
★ 4.6 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Graphing, Spreadsheet Software, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Inference, Excel Formulas, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Model Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination
★ 4.7 (13K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Management, Business Analytics, Performance Measurement, Data Visualization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Digital Transformation, Performance Metric, Emerging Technologies, Star Schema, People Development, Data Architecture, Analytics
★ 4.3 (13) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Analytics, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Presentation, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (344) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Interactive Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Excel Macros, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Analytics, Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
★ 4.4 (47) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Data Manipulation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing
★ 4.4 (1.1K) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Responsible AI, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Communication, Dashboard, Analytical Skills, Storytelling, Analysis, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Unstructured Data
★ 4.6 (669) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tableau Learning Partner
Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Tableau Software, Business Analysis, Analytics, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Project Management, Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics
★ 4.7 (501) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Forecasting, Statistical Methods, Data Presentation, R Programming, R (Software), Information Technology, Presentations, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Communication, Data Storytelling, Business, Business Analysis, Statistics, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Regression Analysis
★ 4.4 (670) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Campus BBVA
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Business Analytics, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Big Data, Sampling (Statistics), Data Analysis Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability Distribution
★ 4.7 (61) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Digital Transformation, Advanced Analytics, Business Analytics, Analytics, Value Propositions, Consulting
★ 3.7 (210) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Dashboard Creation, Power BI, Gross Profit, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Business Intelligence, Business Reporting, Data Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Business Analysis, Performance Analysis, Data Sharing, Data Validation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
★ 4.8 (39) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Start with what you want to do. If you want to analyze customer data for marketing strategies, choose courses focusing on customer segmentation, predictive analytics, and A/B testing. If you want to use Python for data analysis, check for courses that cover Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy, and data visualization techniques.