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Google UX Design Professional Certificate

4.8(99,000) on Coursera·1.5M enrolled
Beginner 180 hours English Professional CertificateFREE
SkillsUX designUser researchWireframingPrototypingFigmaAdobe XDUsability testing

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A structured, affordable way into UX for a complete beginner, and the portfolio you build is the real reason to take it. Audit is free; the certificate runs on a Coursera subscription.

Good for: career changers and beginners who want a structured route into UX design.

Skip if: you already work in UX, or you want advanced, specialist design skills.

It walks through the whole process — research, wireframing and prototyping in Figma and Adobe XD, usability testing — and you finish with three portfolio projects, which is the part employers actually look at. It assumes no experience, so it is a genuine first step.

UX hiring is competitive, so the certificate alone will not land a job; the portfolio is what carries weight, and you will need to push it beyond the course templates to stand out. It is entry-level, so it will not teach advanced or specialist design, and if you already work in UX it is not for you. Google keeps the material current, including current Figma workflows (as of 2026).

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About this course

The Google UX Design Professional Certificate is a seven-course program that takes complete beginners toward an entry-level UX role. You can audit it free; the certificate runs on Coursera's ~$49/month plan, so most people pay $150–$295 total.

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Created by Google as part of its Career Certificates program and taught by Google UX designers, built around how UX work is actually done day to day.

Frequently asked questions

Figma. The programme moved fully to Figma after Adobe retired XD, which is good news, since Figma is what most UX job adverts ask for. If you come across older material mentioning XD, just do that project in Figma instead — it's the industry standard now.

It's the right start — you finish with three end-to-end projects — but employers look past the certificate at how deep your case studies are and how well you explain your design decisions. People who polish those projects and apply widely tend to land entry-level roles; people who stop at the certificate itself usually don't.

For most career changers, yes. It teaches the same core skills at a fraction of a bootcamp's cost, at around ten hours a week over roughly six months. A bootcamp adds structure, deadlines and sometimes career support, but for a self-motivated learner this certificate covers the ground affordably.
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