Data Science, Python, Leadership Skills Most Popular Courses of 2023: Survey

Data science, Python, and Leadership Skills were among the most opted-for online courses of 2023, reveals a study by the edtech platform, Coursera. While Google Data Analytics, Google Project Management, and Meta Front-End Developer were among the most popular entry-level professional certificates this year, the survey added.

Most Popular Overall Courses:

1 — Foundations: Data, Data, everywhere by Google

2 — Leadership Skills by IIM Ahmedabad

3 — Financial Markets by Yale University

4 — Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification by Stanford University and DeepLearning.AI

5 — Crash Course on Python by Google

6 — Pre-MBA Statistics by IIM Ahmedabad

7 — Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce by Google

8 — Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions by Google

9 — Foundations of Project Management by Google

10 — AI For Everyone by DeepLearning.AI

Most Popular Tech Courses

1 — Crash Course on Python by Google

2 — Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design by Google

3 — Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) by the University of Michigan

4 — HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers by Johns Hopkins University

5 — Algorithms, Part I by Princeton University

6 — Foundations of Cybersecurity by Google

7 — Introduction to Generative AI by Google Cloud

8 — Introduction to Front-End Development by Meta

9 — Introduction to Cloud Computing by IBM

10 — Generative AI with Large Language Models by Amazon Web Services

Most Popular Guided Projects

1 — Introduction to Microsoft Excel

2 — Introduction to Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel

3 — Business Analysis & Process Management

4 — Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel

5 — Google Ads for Beginners

Most Popular Entry-Level Professional Certificates

1 — Google Data Analytics by Google

2 — Google Project Management by Google

3 — Meta Front-End Developer by Google

4 — Google UX Design by Google

5 — Google Digital Marketing and E-commerce by Google

Among the most popular business courses include Leadership Skills, Financial Markets, Digital Marketing and E-commerce, and Project Management while the top finance courses include Financial Markets, Trading Basics, Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Introduction to Corporate Finance. The survey further added that the average age of learners in India is 29 years and 34 per cent of the learners are female.