IBM · Professional Certificate · Foundational
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
Crydd Score 83
Demand Growing
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
IBM Data Science at a glance
- Provider
- IBM
- Credential type
- Professional Certificate
- Exam required
- No — course/project based
- Category
- Data
- Level
- Foundational
- Cost
- Coursera subscription (about $49/month)
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time to earn
- 4–6 months at ~10 hours/week
- Validity
- Does not expire
- Format
- Course-based with projects; no proctored exam
- Prerequisites
- None
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Skills it covers
- Python
- Data analysis
- Machine learning basics
- SQL
Where IBM Data Science takes you
- Data Scientist
- Data Analyst
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