Personal finance courses can help you learn budgeting, saving strategies, investment basics, and debt management. You can build skills in financial goal setting, expense tracking, and understanding credit scores. Many courses introduce tools like budgeting apps, investment platforms, and financial calculators, showing how these skills can be applied to manage your money effectively and make informed financial decisions.

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Branding, Brand Awareness, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Personal Attributes, digital literacy, Social Media, Personally Identifiable Information, Self-Awareness, Social Media Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Finance, Risk Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Financial Modeling, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Probability, Advanced Mathematics, Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics, Calculus
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Working Capital, Cash Management, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Finance, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Return On Investment, Capital Budgeting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Performance Measurement, Risk Analysis
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Purchasing, Negotiation, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, English Language, Budgeting, Communication Strategies, Financial Acumen, Audit Working Papers, Financial Forecasting, Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Influencing, Business Ethics, Presentations, Finance, Leadership
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer Analysis, Human Capital, Human Resource Strategy, Financial Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Analytics, Operational Efficiency, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Financial Data, Operational Analysis, Peer Review, Human Resources, Business Operations, Process Optimization
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

IESE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Equities, Business Valuation, Investments, Financial Analysis, Market Dynamics, Credit Risk, Risk Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Bookkeeping, Working Capital, General Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Financial Analysis, Ledgers (Accounting), Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Accounts Payable and Receivable
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Data Entry, Microsoft 365
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, LLM Application, Productivity, Email Automation, AI Personalization, Make.com, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, OpenAI, Expense Management, Expense Reports, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Automation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
McMaster University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Capital Markets, Derivatives, Equities, Financial Policy, Finance, Investments, Market Dynamics, Market Trend, Financial Regulation, Market Analysis, Presentations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Wealth Management, Risk Management, Investment Management, Financial Market, Portfolio Risk, Business Risk Management, Capital Markets, Risk Analysis, Risk Modeling, Asset Management, Performance Measurement, Investments, Market Dynamics, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Planning, Finance, Equities, Performance Analysis, Business Ethics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Cambridge
Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Financial Acumen, Capital Budgeting, Financial Statement Analysis, Return On Investment, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Financial Statements, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Management, Accounting, Cash Flows, Performance Measurement, Business Ethics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Corporate Communications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months