Data mining courses can help you learn data preprocessing, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling techniques. You can build skills in clustering, classification, and anomaly detection, that support extracting meaningful insights from large datasets. Many courses introduce tools like Python, R, and SQL, along with software such as RapidMiner and Weka, to help you apply these skills in real-world data analysis projects.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Administration, Payroll Tax, Payroll Systems, Payroll Reporting, Tax Management, Labor Compliance, Compensation Management, Accounts Payable, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Non-Profit Accounting, Data Entry, Payment Processing and Collection, Tax Compliance, Workforce Management, Customer Service, Benefits Administration, Labor Law, Data Analysis
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Workflow Management, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Google Cloud Platform, Serverless Computing, Data Quality, PySpark, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Data Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: MySQL, MySQL Workbench, SQL, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Sharing, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Access, Google Cloud Platform, Data Visualization, Data Management
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Cybersecurity, Pedagogy, Data Security, Cryptography, Information Privacy, Encryption, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Applications, Web Servers, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Debugging, Data Processing, System Monitoring, CI/CD, Serverless Computing, Unit Testing, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Integration Testing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Nanjing University
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Financial Data, Data Presentation, Data Processing, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Capture, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Python Programming, Graphical Tools, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, Data Preprocessing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Spatial Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Data Visualization, Query Languages, Data Integration, Data Mapping, Big Data, Geographic Information Systems
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, JSON, Java, Docker (Software), Software Versioning
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Microservices, AWS SageMaker, Cloud Engineering, Command-Line Interface, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Package and Software Management, Containerization, Applied Machine Learning, Python Programming, Test Automation, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Excel, R Programming, Data Processing, Data Cleansing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks