Optimization courses can help you learn techniques for improving performance, resource allocation, and decision-making processes. You can build skills in linear programming, heuristic methods, and simulation modeling, that support analyzing complex systems. Many courses introduce tools like Excel Solver, MATLAB, and Python libraries such as SciPy, enabling you to apply optimization methods to real-world problems in logistics, finance, and operations management.

Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Portfolio Management, Consumer Lending, Return On Investment, Blockchain, Cryptography, Credit/Debit Card Processing, Digital Assets, Financial Services, Payment Processing, Investments, Lending and Underwriting, Investment Management, Technology Strategies, Emerging Technologies, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Market Analysis, Fraud detection
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Credit Risk, Mortgage Loans, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Capital Markets, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Regression Analysis, Market Liquidity, Futures Exchange, Risk Management, Equities, Actuarial Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Design, Software Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Front-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, Software Design Patterns, Real Time Data, API Design, Application Performance Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Content Performance Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Looker (Software), Google Ads, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Marketing Automation, Customer Insights, Campaign Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Reporting, Performance Reporting, Trend Analysis, Data Validation, Statistical Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Apache Spark, SQL, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Database Management, PySpark, Query Languages, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Data Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Distributed Computing, Data Pipelines, Performance Analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Scalability, Root Cause Analysis, Cost Management, Resource Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Customer Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Accounting, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, Materials Management, Inventory Management System, Process Optimization, Forecasting, Operations Management, Operations Research, Resource Allocation, Capacity Management, Microsoft Excel, Performance Measurement
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Snowflake Schema, Database Design, Star Schema, Database Development, SQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Modeling, Technical Documentation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks