Music business courses can help you learn contract negotiation, marketing strategies, copyright law, and financial management. You can build skills in audience engagement, digital distribution, and brand development. Many courses introduce tools like social media analytics, music distribution platforms, and project management software that are essential for navigating the industry and executing effective promotional campaigns.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Performance, Project Risk Management, Project Management, Risk Analysis, Scope Management, Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Documentation, Project Closure, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Concision, Public Speaking, Persuasive Communication, Cultural Responsiveness, Business Research, Non-Verbal Communication, Professionalism, Negotiation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Calendar Management, Content Development and Management, Scheduling, Project Management Software, Content Creation, Workflow Management, Organizational Skills, Project Management, User Accounts, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Forecasting, Capital Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Business Modeling, Finance, Negotiation, Investments, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Simulations, Exploratory Data Analysis, Experimentation, Research Design, Business Analytics, Operations Research, Project Design, Customer Analysis, A/B Testing, Data Mining, Business Analysis, Analytical Skills, Ideation, Advanced Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Process Mapping, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Quality Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Meeting Facilitation, Team Management, Stakeholder Communications, Quality Control, Project Planning, Sprint Planning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Agile Methodology, Process Improvement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Mobile Development, Google Sheets, Application Development, Application Design, User Accounts, Personalized Service, User Feedback, Web Development, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Decision Making, Sustainability Standards, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Financial Analysis, Legal Risk, Lease Contracts, Environmental Issue, Production Process, Cash Flows
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, PySpark, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Statistical Visualization, Site Reliability Engineering, Docker (Software), Databricks, Containerization, Interactive Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Plotly, Data Pipelines, Matplotlib, Kubernetes, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Science, Python Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Test Engineering, Acceptance Testing, Test Planning, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Java Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Staff Management, Business Management, People Management, Leadership and Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Leadership, Workforce Planning, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Active Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Personal Development, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration, Team Building, Relationship Building, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Willingness To Learn, Quick Learning, Cognitive flexibility
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks