OVERVIEW
Turn Data into Decisions with SQL, Python, and Power BI
Ready to go beyond the basics of data analytics? WGU’s Advanced Data Analytics and Coding Certificate helps you expand your technical skill set, whether you’re building on existing data skills or moving into data-focused work. You'll get hands-on experience with SQL, Python, Power BI, and AI-assisted analysis, and you'll learn to apply them to real analytical questions.
In this certificate program, you will:
- Query, clean, and prepare data from relational databases using SQL.
- Use Python to transform, analyze, and visualize data, and apply statistical methods to test whether your findings hold up.
- Build reports and dashboards in Power BI that communicate insights to stakeholders.
- Integrate AI tools into your analytics workflow, evaluating their outputs and managing ethical risks.
Cost
$2,500
6 months of access*
Courses
4 online courses
9 total credits
Time to Complete
6 months
No set class times
*If the certificate is not completed within six months, your enrollment will automatically transition to a $499 monthly subscription until completion or cancellation. You can cancel at any time.
Which Data Certificate Is Right for You?
Data Analytics
Best For: Professionals in any role who want a practical foundation for using data at work
Skills:
Data literacy
Data ethics
Data analysis
Data quality
Data-driven decision-making
Data storytelling
At a Glance:
3 courses
4 months
Advanced Data Analytics and Coding
Best For: Professionals who want to take on more technical analytics work
Skills:
Structured query language (SQL)
Python
Statistical analysis
Data visualization
Power BI
AI-powered analysis
At a Glance:
4 courses
5 months
Data Engineering Professional
Best For: Professionals with a background in analytics or technology who want to move into data engineering
Skills:
Cloud computing architecture
Data architecture
Extract, transform, and load (ETL)
Systems integration
Scalability
Governance
At a Glance:
3 courses
7 months
Show What You Know
Once you earn your certificate, you can claim a verified digital badge through Credly. Add it to your LinkedIn profile, résumé, or professional portfolio to showcase your new skills.
COURSES
Advanced Data Analytics and Coding Certificate Courses
The Advanced Data Analytics and Coding Certificate includes four courses that cover the data analytics workflow from start to finish: pulling and cleaning data, analyzing it with code, presenting what you find, and applying AI effectively and responsibly.
Course Structure
This is a self-directed online program that includes interactive lessons, hands-on practice, performance assessments, and certification exams. You will progress by demonstrating what you know, not by spending a required amount of time in class.
The 4 courses in this program are:
In this course, you’ll build proficiency in SQL, a key language for working with data. Using PostgreSQL, you’ll extract, join, aggregate, validate, and clean data, then calculate metrics, apply statistical concepts for hypothesis testing, and create visualizations to communicate your results.
The course covers topics such as filtering and summarizing data, joining multiple tables, writing subqueries and window functions, conducting exploratory analysis, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
In this course, you’ll build proficiency in Python, starting with core programming concepts and moving into the tools that analysts use every day. You’ll use pandas to clean, transform, and join datasets, and apply NumPy, Matplotlib, and Seaborn to explore and visualize data. You’ll also use statistical methods such as sampling and hypothesis testing to evaluate your findings.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to take a raw dataset through cleaning, analysis, and visualization, and you’ll be able to explain your results.
In this course, you’ll learn Power BI, a widely used business intelligence and analytics tool. You’ll prepare data with Power Query, model it and write calculations with DAX, explore trends, and build interactive reports and dashboards you can publish and share. Along the way, you’ll practice choosing visualizations that fit your audience and make your findings easy to act on.
In this course, you’ll learn how to use AI as a strategic tool in data analytics. You’ll move beyond simple prompt engineering to evaluate AI applications and prompts, prepare data using AI-assisted techniques, and create insights and visualizations with AI-assisted analytics tools.
You’ll also examine the ethics, governance, quality, and risks of using AI at work so you can practice responsible use and justify appropriate AI practices.
CAREER OUTCOMES
Put Your Data Skills to Work
This certificate prepares you to turn raw data into clear, well-supported insights, whether you’re growing in your current role or moving toward data-focused work. You’ll apply what you learn through hands-on practice with the same kinds of tools and tasks you’d encounter on the job.
What you’ll be able to do:
- Query, join, aggregate, and clean data using SQL.
- Use Python and pandas to clean, transform, and combine datasets.
- Explore datasets to identify patterns, outliers, and missing or inconsistent data.
- Apply statistical methods, including sampling and hypothesis testing, to evaluate whether findings hold up.
- Choose visualizations that fit your data and audience.
- Build interactive reports and dashboards in Power BI.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Integrate AI tools into your analytics workflow.
- Evaluate AI-generated analysis for accuracy, quality, and ethical risk.
Roles that can benefit:
- Data analyst
- Business intelligence analyst
- Reporting analyst
- Business analyst
- Data visualization analyst
- Operations analyst
- Insights analyst
COST
Four online courses. One flat cost.
The certificate cost covers full program access for six months, including course materials and learning support resources. While financial aid isn’t available for certificate programs, a payment plan option is available.
If you need more time at the end of the six months, your enrollment will automatically transition to a $499 monthly subscription. You can cancel at any time.
$2,500
Payment Plan Option
$417 per month for six months
HOW IT WORKS
What to Expect from This Certificate
Program Details
- This certificate is designed to be completed within a six-month term with regular participation and consistent progress.
- In total, you will complete three final projects and two certification exams. Final projects are performance assessments, and you must earn a ranking of Competent to pass.
- We recommend completing Data Analysis with SQL before starting Data Visualization.
Technology Requirements
- You must use a personal computer and a personal internet connection.
- Supported desktop operating systems include Windows 10 or later and macOS 13 Ventura or later.
- Tablets and smartphones may be used to access some course content, but a personal computer is required to complete all certificate activities.
- An external webcam with a built-in microphone is required for proctored exams.
Learn more about WGU’s technology requirements.
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