Online Professional Certificate Programs
Focus Your Expertise With a Purdue Global Certificate
Purdue Global offers a variety of professional certificate programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels—all designed to provide you with new skills that can be directly applied to your field.
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Find the Online Program That’s Right for You
Business
Explore key accounting areas including accounting and financial reporting systems, business law, auditing techniques and cost accounting.
This certificate program includes four courses focused on subjects such as employment and labor law, talent development and recruitment and assessment models.
Study project initiation, project planning and execution, project cost and scheduling, and project risk, quality and assessment. Gain a valuable credential and prepare for industry certifications.
Explore the topics of employee recruitment, training and development, compensation and reward systems and employment law. Gain a valuable credential and prepare for industry certifications.
Earn the Google Project Management Certificate and a Purdue Global micro-credential at the same time. You'll learn fundamentals of project management along with industry-specific skills from one of 20+ micro-credentials.
Build in-demand communication, marketing, and selling skills with a Certificate in Professional Sales and Marketing, developed with the U.S. Army Recruiting Command for Army recruiters, active-duty servicemembers, veterans, and civilians.
Criminal Justice
Study analytical procedures used by crime scene technicians, including documentation, collection, and evidence preservation processes. You'll also learn to apply ethical investigative methods and prepare written reports detailing crime scenes.
Education
In this program, you'll study the design, development, and evaluation of instructional materials for a variety of different industries such as higher education, corporate, nonprofit, government, and military.
Health Sciences
Learn skills to submit medical claims, code medical diagnoses, operate computerized billing systems, maintain medical records, and more. Gain experience through virtual labs and take a nationally recognized certification exam before you graduate.
Human Services
Looking to make an impact on the wellbeing of children and families? Prepare for specialized human services roles examining developmental milestones of children, building social service programs, and more, or lay the groundwork for a future degree.
Why Should You Earn a Certificate at Purdue Global?
Earning a professional certificate from Purdue Global can help you build your skills, increase your knowledge in your chosen area of study, and prepare you for career advancement. Develop relevant career skills without the commitment of a full degree program. Most certificate programs can typically be completed in 1 year or less.
Purdue Global’s online certificate programs allow you to study at a time that’s convenient for you without sacrificing professional or personal obligations. Focus on your chosen area of study with coursework dedicated to specialized skills, professional development, and advanced training.
Some certificate programs are not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid. See Notes and Conditions below for important information.
Start Classes Whenever You're Ready
With multiple start dates throughout the year, our flexible scheduling options let you choose when it's the right time to start earning your degree.
Three-Week No-Cost Trial
Experience a Purdue Global undergraduate program for an introductory 3-week period. There's no financial obligation and no cost to apply.
That's the Purdue Global Commitment.
Students who choose to continue at Purdue Global will be billed for the full first term's tuition, including the 3-week trial. See Notes and Conditions below.
Purdue Global Is Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
The HLC (HLCommission.org) is an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Military Students
Reduced tuition rates, credit for your military training, and flexible scheduling are just a few of the ways we serve military students.
International Students
Enroll in a respected degree program from an accredited U.S. university without the time, costs, and challenges associated with moving to the United States.
Transfer Students
We offer several paths designed to help you earn college credit for your prior college coursework and professional experience.