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.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Product Development, Health Systems, Health Disparities, Business Modeling, Health Equity, Drive Engagement, Lean Six Sigma, Market Analysis, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Analysis, New Product Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Operations Management, Operations, Problem Solving, Leadership
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Sales Presentation, Prompt Engineering, Sales Process, Proposal Development, Account Strategy, Microsoft Copilot, Business Writing, Overcoming Objections, Account Management, Needs Assessment, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Prospecting, Sales Enablement, Sales Presentations, Prospecting and Qualification, Customer Success Management, Sales, Business Development
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Visual Design, Layout Design, Virtual Environment, Graphical Tools, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Color Matching, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Communication, Lifelong Learning, Web Presence, Social Skills, Goal Setting, Constructive Feedback, Professional Development, Workforce Development, Willingness To Learn, Relationship Building, Adaptability, Planning, Personal Development, Resilience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Community Organizing, World History, Social Justice, Culture, Social Impact, Social Sciences, Advocacy, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Performing Arts, Creativity, Health Equity, Political Sciences
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Presence, Blogs, Content Optimization, Digital Marketing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Culture Transformation, Business Transformation, Corporate Sustainability, Social Impact, Organizational Development, Organizational Strategy, Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Organizational Change, Governance, Sustainable Development, Corporate Strategy, Goal Setting, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Plan Execution, Case Studies, Program Implementation, Regulatory Requirements
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking, Organizational Change, Decision Making, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Text Mining, Plot (Graphics), Artificial Neural Networks, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing, Model Training, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Automation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Test Tools, Learning Strategies, Test Planning, Goal Setting, Registration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: Augmented Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Mobile Development, Mobile Development Tools, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Application Development, Image Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, 3D Assets, Geospatial Information and Technology, Computer Vision, Global Positioning Systems, Prototyping, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI powered creativity, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Marketing Collateral, Typography, Marketing Design, Photo Editing, Animations, Graphic Design, Brand Marketing, Branding, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Brand Awareness, Computer Graphic Techniques, Social Media, Social Media Content, Digital Design, Marketing Materials, Digital Advertising
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months