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.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Earned Media, Owned Media, Paid media, Facebook, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, Digital Media Strategy, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Global Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer Engagement, A/B Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Online Advertising, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Analytics, Big Data, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Data Ethics, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Advertising Campaigns, Return On Investment, Descriptive Analytics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Customer Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Return On Investment, Consumer Behaviour, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Channel, Social Media Marketing, MarTech, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Network Model, Business Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Instagram, Marketing, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Marketing Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Corporate Communications, Customer Insights, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Social Media, Content Performance Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Marketing, Target Audience, Research
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, AI Personalization, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, Trend Analysis, Social Media, Canva (Software), Instagram, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, ChatGPT, Automation, Creativity, Customer Engagement, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Target Audience, Advertising, Social Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Content Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences, Behavioral Economics, Research, Data Collection, Sociology, Data Transformation, Persuasive Communication, Application Programming Interface (API), Media and Communications, Substance Abuse, Psychology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Strategic Communication, Marketing Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Channel, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Integrated Marketing Communications, Personalized Service, Consumer Behaviour, Data Ethics, Social Media, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Customer Insights, Consumer Behaviour, Content Performance Analysis, Driving engagement, Plan Execution, Earned Media, Content Creation, Content Strategy, Owned Media, Paid media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Graphics Software, Video Editing, Graphical Tools, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Shared Media, Persuasive Communication, Integrated Marketing Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Earned Media, Owned Media, Paid media, Content Creation, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks