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.

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Competitive Analysis, Customer Acquisition Management, Online Advertising, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Retention, Digital Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Advertising Campaigns, Strategic Marketing, Performance Metric, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Peer Review, Target Audience
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Customer experience improvement, Customer Engagement, Personalized Service, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Customer Relationship Building, Event Marketing, Customer Inquiries, Marketing, Communication Strategies, Business Strategy
Beginner · 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

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

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, LinkedIn, Facebook, Content Strategy, Professional Networking, Instagram, Content Creation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Budget Management, Lead Generation, Photography, Target Audience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Marketing Analytics, Keyword Research, Email Marketing, Customer experience strategy (CX), Case Studies, Strategic Communication, Search Engine Marketing, Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing, Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Digital Media Strategy, Campaign Management, Business Analytics, Marketing, Web Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Data Analysis, Data Visualization
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Email Marketing, Google Ads, WordPress, LinkedIn, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Advertising Campaigns, Email Automation, Social Media Campaigns, Analytics, Keyword Research, ChatGPT, Bidding
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Copywriting, Target Audience, Facebook, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Analysis, Promotional Strategies, Customer Insights, Marketing Materials, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Content Creation, Video Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Marketing Budgets, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Goal Setting
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, Social Media, Advertising, Marketing Budgets
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Paid media, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, Campaign Management, Instagram, User Accounts, Budget Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Analysis, Google Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months