Certificate Course
Data Analytics Course Boston
Part-Time
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Data Analytics Course Overview
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Organize & Analyze Data
In this Data Analytics course, effectively structure and organize large quantities of data to conduct high-quality analysis.
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Identify Dataset Trends
Use a diverse range of techniques and formulas to recognize patterns and uncover relationships between data points.
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Present Insights
Build visually dynamic dashboards in Tableau to communicate the results of your analysis.


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Take our Data Analytics Course Online from the comfort of your home. Learn from industry experts through real-time, interactive lectures in an engaging classroom environment.
View Online Course PageEarn a BrainStation Data Analytics Certificate
When you complete your course, you will earn a BrainStation certificate, which can boost your LinkedIn profile and resume, helping you stand out in the job market.
Master Data Analytics Tools
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Tableau
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MySQL
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Excel


Your Final Data Analytics Project
To earn your Data Analytics certificate, you will complete an industry-minded analysis project on a data set of your choosing. This will be an end-to-end analysis, requiring you to collect and clean data, develop a hypothesis, and analyze your data to prove or disprove it. You will then create visualizations to present your insights in a meaningful way.
What You'll Learn
Data Foundations
From the first class, you will dive into data collection, and learn the guiding principles behind an unbiased Data Analytics process.
Cleaning and Analyzing Data
Work with data more efficiently by taking your Excel skills to the next level. Learn how to import, store, organize, and analyze data, and use functions and pivot tables.
Databases
Learn how to organize data within a database, and access it using Structured Querying Language (SQL). Develop core querying skills, including how to manipulate data within a database and connect your data to other tools.
Visualization and Presentation of Data
Practice developing visualizations and telling a story with your data. Using Tableau, you will develop high-quality dashboards for ongoing monitoring, and present your insights in a meaningful way.
Learn From Industry Leading Guest Speakers
BrainStation students get access to exclusive guest lectures and panel discussion events led by some of the world's leading subject matter experts and professionals.

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The BrainStation Experience
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Learn Cutting-Edge Techniques
Taught by Instructors with experience working in the field, learn the most in-demand concepts, skills, and tools.
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Gain Hands-On Experience
Work on projects in a collaborative setting to apply new concepts and techniques and develop your skills.
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Leverage Synapse
Use Synapse, BrainStation's intuitive, data-driven learning platform to access course content, as well as additional quizzes, challenges, and resources.

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"My experience at BrainStation was nothing short of fantastic. The staff is extremely professional, insightful, and attentive. The facilities are superb and create an ideal environment for both learning and networking. I would definitely consider taking another BrainStation course to continue my professional development."
"The best part of my experience with BrainStation was the great Instructors and the well-organized course materials. I was very impressed with what we did in the class, which was heavily focused on hands-on projects."
"I've taken multiple professional development courses and BrainStation has by far been my favorite experience ... the teachers are professionals in the industry and always seem to be willing to take extra time outside of class to make sure you're staying up to speed."
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Flexible Payment Options
BrainStation offers some of the most competitive payment options for digital learning, with a range of flexible plans and scholarship opportunities.
To learn more about course fees and payment options, view our course package.
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Monthly Payment Plans
Split your tuition into smaller monthly payments.
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Employer Sponsorship
Get your tuition reimbursed by your employer.
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Scholarships
We offer a range of scholarships to make learning more accessible.
Please be advised: all scholarships must be approved and applied prior to enrollment in a BrainStation course or program.






Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the difference between data analytics and data science?
If you want to become a Data Analyst, you should know this is not quite the same thing as becoming a Data Scientist, which is generally a more senior position involving greater technical knowledge and data science expertise. In fact, Data Analyst positions, and data analysis work, are often considered more entry-level in nature.
BrainStation’s Data Analytics course is a beginner-friendly data course, with a focus on descriptive analytics, industry standard tools and software. The Data Science course, on the other hand, can be considered more of an intermediate-level data science course, as it is more technically demanding, diving further into prescriptive and predictive analytics, machine learning, and programming languages.
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Will I earn a data analytics certificate from this course?
Yes, when you complete the Data Analytics course, you will earn a BrainStation Data Analytics Certificate, which can boost your LinkedIn profile and resume, helping you stand out in the job market and when applying for data analysis positions.
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What payment options do you offer?
BrainStation offers some of the most competitive payment options for data analysis training, with a range of flexible plans and scholarship opportunities.
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Monthly payment installments
Allowing you to split your tuition into smaller monthly payments.
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Employer sponsorship
Get your tuition reimbursed by your employer.
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Scholarships
We offer a range of scholarships to make learning data analysis more accessible.
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Monthly payment installments
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Are there any prerequisites for this data analytics course?
BrainStation’s Data Analytics course was created for those who are new to data analysis, and can be considered a beginner-friendly course. There are no set prerequisites for this course, but a working knowledge of Excel is strongly encouraged.
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What kind of backgrounds do people have that take this course?
By enrolling in the Data Analytics course, you can expect to learn from an Instructor with experience in the field, and to collaborate with like-minded, ambitious professionals keen to boost their data analysis skills.
80 percent of learners at BrainStation have a post-secondary education, with 20 percent having earned a Master’s degree or PhD.
Professional backgrounds also vary quite a bit, particularly for the Data Analytics course, as data analysis skills are now highly valued across a range of fields and industries, including finance, marketing, healthcare, retail, and more.
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What tools and programming languages do we learn?
Throughout the Data Analytics course, you will learn to work with data more efficiently, starting with taking your Excel skills to the next level.
You will also learn how to organize data within a database, and access it using Structured Querying Language (SQL). Finally, you will use Tableau to develop high-quality dashboards for ongoing monitoring, and present your insights in a meaningful way.
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What is the difference between this and the full-time program?
BrainStation’s Data Analytics course is a flexible, professional development course offered part-time, over 10 weeks. Taught by industry experts, the Data Analytics course is a project-based, hands-on learning experience, allowing you to develop data analysis skills and learn the latest data tools and technologies.
BrainStation's Data Science program, on the other hand, is an intensive, full-time learning experience, delivered in 12 weeks. The Full-Time Data Science program at BrainStation builds on past educational and work experiences to transform skill sets and prepare students for a new career in data. Throughout the program, students develop and complete five projects and one major portfolio piece, using real-world data and machine learning. By the end of the program, graduates will have the skills, experience, and portfolio needed to dive into a career in data.