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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate
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Microsoft's Coursera certificate teaching the complete data-analyst workflow in Power BI — connecting to data, cleaning and transforming with Power Query, building data models, writing DAX, and publishing interactive dashboards. It is especially valuable for data-analyst and BI roles where Power BI is the core tool, and it aligns with the official PL-300 exam.
Good for: Learning the full Power BI data-analyst workflow, with a path to PL-300.
Less suitable if: You want general analytics theory or a non-Power BI tool.
Skills you'll gain
Power BIPower QueryDAXData modellingData visualisationDashboardsData analysis
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You want a Power BI analyst role
You want an end-to-end, hands-on workflow
You are aiming at the PL-300 exam
Consider something else if you…
You want general analytics theory
You use a different BI tool
You already know Power BI well
Requirements: None; basic spreadsheet familiarity helps. Power BI Desktop is free on Windows.
Realistic time: A few months at a few hours per week.
About this course
The Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate teaches the complete data-analyst workflow in Power BI: connecting to data sources, cleaning and transforming data with Power Query, building data models, writing DAX calculations, and publishing interactive dashboards. It's especially valuable for data-analyst, BI-analyst, and reporting roles where Power BI is the core tool.
What you'll learn
Connect to and combine data sources in Power BI
Clean and transform data with Power Query
Build effective data models
Write DAX calculations
Design and publish interactive dashboards
Prepare for the Microsoft PL-300 exam
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Certificate
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Mobile access
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What it costs
This is a company-built Professional Certificate, so it runs on a Coursera subscription of about $49/month (billed until you finish) and is not included in Coursera Plus. Financial aid is available, and you can audit individual courses free without the certificate. The separate Microsoft PL-300 exam (about $165) is not included and is booked directly with Microsoft.
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Created by Microsoft as an official learning path for Power BI and the PL-300 exam. The program is hands-on and tool-focused, reflecting how analysts actually use Power BI on the job.