Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
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Add Value to Data and Your Career
Data, in its many different forms, is everywhere. Numbers, words, pictures, videos, observations – we all use and create these various types of data every day. Through the discipline of data analytics, you can learn to collect, organize, and add value to all this information in order to help make predictions, draw conclusions, and drive informed decision-making. The benefits provided by these skills is reflected in the projected 35% growth in demand for data scientists and analysts over the next ten years.*
The Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate program introduces you to the world of data and data analysis through Google’s own hands-on curriculum. You’ll develop and harness data analytics skills through the use of spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, R, and more. These experiences and techniques will help equip you for entry-level data analyst roles in a variety of career fields.
The certificate registration fee is $189, with an eight-unit program that comprises the following:
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
- Asking Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
- Preparing for Data Exploration
- Processing Data from Dirty to Clean
- Analyzing Data to Answer Questions
- Sharing Data Through the Art of Visualization
- Data Analysis with R Programming
- Data Analytics Capstone Project: Case Study Completion
* SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
A Shorter Route to High-Demand Skills
In just six months with ten hours of study per week, the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate program provides you with the skills and tools needed to enter a high-demand career in data analytics – even if you don’t have prior experience. This asynchronous, fully online program is self-paced, with coursework that instructs you in:
- Data types and structures
- Using data to solve problems
- How to analyze data
- Data storytelling using visualizations
- Using R programming to supercharge your analysis
In a recent survey of students completing the program, 75% of respondents reported experiencing career advancement, including promotion, salary increase, a new job, or a career change.**
** SOURCE: Forbes
Degree Pathway
The Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate serves as a valuable credential that complements your educational path, offering the potential to earn one course of prior learning credit towards the following degree programs:
- BS in Data Science
- MS in Data Science
For more information about prior learning credit email pace@nu.edu
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate serves as a valuable credential that complements your educational path, offering the potential to earn one course of prior learning credit towards the following degree programs:
- BS in Data Science
- MS in Data Science
For more information about prior learning credit email pace@nu.edu
This certificate program would benefit anyone interested in developing the skills and qualifications for in-demand, entry-level jobs in data analytics. It also offers a foundation in data analytics subject for those considering a bachelor’s or master’s degree in data science.
There are no specific admissions requirements for this certificate. All learners are eligible to enroll. It’s recommended that students have a high school diploma or GED.
The self-paced certificate can be completed in three months working approximately 20 hours per week, or in six months working 10 hours per week. To finish the eight units in the program, approximately 240 total hours are needed.
You can enroll in the certificate program at any time by clicking here and completing the registration steps. The certificate registration fee is $189.