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: Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Social Media Strategy, Digital Transformation, Professional Networking, Marketing Strategies, Social Network Analysis, Content Strategy, Market Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

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: Prompt Engineering, Canva (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Branding, ChatGPT, Brand Management, Digital Content, Design Elements And Principles
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Customer Engagement, Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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: 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: Facebook, Marketing Budgets, Social Media Campaigns, Paid media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media, Budget Management, Advertising, Scheduling, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, ChatGPT, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media, User Research, AI Personalization, Social Media Strategy, Market Research, Copywriting, Storytelling
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Performance Metric, Smart Goals, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Strategy, Target Audience, Social Media, Active Listening, B2B Sales, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Content Strategy, Content Creation, Calendar Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Content Creation, Scheduling, Target Market, Driving engagement, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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