UX research courses can help you learn user-centered design principles, usability testing methods, and data analysis techniques. You can build skills in conducting interviews, creating surveys, and synthesizing user feedback to inform design decisions. Many courses introduce tools like Sketch, Figma, and UserTesting, that support visualizing user journeys and prototyping solutions. Additionally, you might explore how AI can enhance user research through automated data collection and analysis, providing deeper insights into user behavior.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Design Research, Ideation, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, User Flows, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Adobe XD, Information Architecture, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Web Design, Usability Testing, Design Reviews, Cross Platform Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Research, Design Research
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, User Interface (UI), Usability, User Research, UI/UX Research, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface (UI) Design, Interaction Design, Test Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research, Marketing Psychology, Market Analysis, Marketing, Marketing Planning, Behavioral Economics, Target Market, Customer Insights, Strategic Marketing, Market Dynamics, Marketing Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management, Business-To-Consumer, B2B Sales, Decision Making, Digital Marketing
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Visual Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Oral Expression, Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Color Theory, Responsive Web Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Test Planning, User Research, Interactive Data Visualization, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO, User Accounts, Data Integration
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Embedded Systems, Unified Modeling Language
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Experience, User Experience Design, Design Research, Logo Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, UI/UX Strategy, Prototyping, Persona Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Application Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), UI/UX Research, User Research, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Research, Prototyping, Usability, Figma (Design Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience, User Experience Design, Interactive Design, Digital Design, User Centered Design, Design, Experience Design, Usability Testing, Design Strategies, Human Centered Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Experience
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Editing, Content Creation, Writing, Writing and Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks