Certificates vs Degree for Data Analysts (ft. Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate) @LukeBarousse
Certificates vs Degree for Data Analysts (ft. Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)  @LukeBarousse
Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Google Data Analytics Certificate πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/GoogleCert
IBM Data Analyst Certificate πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/IBMDataCert

Is the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate right for you? This certificate program from Coursera is advertised to be able to get you a job as a data analyst without a degree. To answer the initial question we must first understand your options for becoming a data analyst. For this, I cover the differences and job opportunities for degrees & certificates. In closing, I provide my recommendation on whether this new Google certificate program is right for you.
Google Certificate Further Details πŸ‘‰πŸΌ https://grow.google/dataanalytics/#

Certificates & Courses
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Coursera Courses:
πŸ“œ Google Data Analytics Certificate (START HERE) πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/GoogleCert
πŸ’Ώ SQL for Data Science πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/SQLdataScience
🧾 Excel Skills for Business πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/ExcelBusinessAnalyst
🐍 Python for Everybody πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/PythonForEverybody
πŸ“Š Data Visualization with Tableau πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/Tableau_UCDavis
πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ Data Science: Foundations using R πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/RforDataScienceJH
Coursera Plus Subscription (7-day free trial) πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/CourseraPlus

DataCamp Courses:
🐍 Python πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/PythonBasicsDataCamp
πŸ“ˆ Power BI πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/PowerBIDataCamp
πŸ“Š Tableau πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/TableauDataCamp
πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ R πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/RDataCamp
🐍 Data Analyst w/ Python πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/PythonAnalystDataCamp
DataCamp Subscription (Monthly $25USD) πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/DataCampSub

πŸ™‹πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ My Courses πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/courses

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Social Media / Contact Me
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πŸ“₯ Business Inquiries: luke@lukebarousse.com

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00:00 Intro
01:25 Differences - Degree Vs Cert
02:58 Options - Degree Vs Cert
04:49 Job Opportunities - Degree Vs Cert
06:47 Should you take the Google Data Analytics Cert?
09:32 Closing Thoughts

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