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Data Visualization Courses
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Attend Data Visualization courses and learn to communicate data more clearly and effectively using visual tools. Discover how to transform raw data into engaging visuals across a variety of tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Illustrator, Canva, Visio, Power BI, and Looker Studio. Learn to design charts, dashboards, infographics, and reports that inform, persuade, and support decision-making.
Data visualization courses are ideal for anyone working with data including marketers, business analysts, designers, and researchers. Courses teach foundational charting skills and advanced data storytelling techniques. Whether you’re building a business dashboard, a presentation graphic, or a publication-quality infographic, these courses teach you the principles of visual communication along with platform-specific techniques.
Data visualization classes teach you to create visuals that align with your audience. Learn to select the right chart types, and apply best practices in color, layout, and hierarchy to make your information more readable. Learn to connect to data sources, transform and organize data, and present it visually to reveal patterns, comparisons, and insights.
Live data visualization training helps you build skills, and can focus on visual design using tools such as Canva or Illustrator, or a business intelligence tool like Power BI or Looker Studio, or classic tools including Excel and PowerPoint. Live, instructor-led data visualization training, delivered in-person or live online, helps you develop versatile data communication skills for a wide range of industries and use cases.
Skills learned in data visualization courses include:
- Designing bar, line, pie, and combo charts
- Creating infographics and pictographs
- Building dashboards
- Using visual hierarchy and color to communicate effectively
- Importing and preparing data from multiple sources
- Applying principles of layout, typography, and storytelling
- Presenting data in business, academic, or creative formats
- Transforming raw data into meaningful visuals across platforms
Data Visualization Courses offered
Attend introductory to advanced Data Visualization Courses in our training centers, online, or at your office.
Data Visualization course delivery options
We have Data Visualization Courses for every schedule and budget, led by expert instructors who help you quickly and easily achieve professional results.
Regularly scheduled Data Visualization Courses
Our regularly scheduled, public Data Visualization Courses includes introductory through advanced training. Most courses are offered monthly. See the list of classes below. We offer live classes led by an instructor in the same classroom as you.
On-site Data Visualization Courses
All Data Visualization courses can be delivered on-site at your location. Call or complete the form on this page to receive information about classes at your location. We offer on-site classes across the U.S. and globally.
Online Data Visualization Courses
Live online Data Visualization courses provide a small group course that you can take from anywhere with a high-speed Internet connection. You can ask questions, hear and talk with the instructor, and even share your screen as part of these interactive classes.
Corporate Data Visualization training
Corporate Data Visualization training offers courses customized to your group's needs. Training can be in-person or online and includes your specific projects, with content aligned to your objectives. Call or complete the contact form to get details from a training consultant.
Course Details and Outlines for Data Visualization Courses
Choose any of our Data Visualization Courses below to see outlines, pricing and dates:
Learn to create effective data visualizations including infographics, charts and graphs using Adobe Illustrator. Discover how to use the Graph Too to create bar graphs, pie charts, pictographs, timelines, TreeMaps, and map-based graphics. Find out how to import data from spreadsheets, and design a range of visual formats to visualize your data. Learn how to use layout, visual hierarchy, and typography to improve comprehension and usability. Discover how to visualize both quantitative and qualitative data, build multi-format infographics, and build data-driven visuals for presentations, posters, online use or in print.
In this Canva infographic data visualization course, learn how to turn data into compelling, easy-to-understand infographics, charts and graphs. In this hands-on class, you’ll explore the building blocks of good information design, learn how to use icons, grids, charts, graphs and color strategically and you create infographics and other data visualizations. You'll leave this Canva training with skills for creating data visualizations for digital and print formats.
In this Excel charts and graphs course, become an expert on creating data visualizations. Learn to create dynamic charts, discover techniques to visualize data, and create impactful data visualizations. Elevate your workbook design using styles, themes, and templates to consistently create professional documents. Develop expert skills with formatting and data visualization techniques, ensuring your spreadsheets are clear and easily comprehensible. Learn advanced charting strategies, from map charts to combo charts, going beyond standard pie and bar charts. Upon completing this course, you'll possess the skills to create visually compelling reports from Excel.
This two-day introductory Power BI course is for anyone who needs to organize and visualize data, including Excel users looking to expand their skills with data management, manipulation, and visualization. The course is focused on building Power BI data visualizations, with emphasis on creating, adjusting, and formatting data from Excel and other sources. You will also learn to incorporate Power View and Power Pivot for enhanced capabilities, understand data modeling in Power BI, and gain skills in creating data connections, including database connections. Find out how to use the transformative capabilities of the Query Editor for data cleaning and formatting. The course also focuses on data relationships, as well as performing calculations on various data dimensions, including times and dates. Learn about publishing Power BI reports internally and externally, along with securing reports and controlling access. Gain a better understanding of options for interpreting data, applying techniques for quick data insights, and exploring the emerging capabilities of data interpretation and reporting with AI in Power BI.
This intermediate Power BI course helps you to master data analysis, modeling, and visualization using the platform's most sophisticated tools. Participants will delve into advanced Power Query functionalities, such as bulk importing, combining datasets, and importing data from PDFs, web pages, and tables. Enhanced data modeling techniques include leveraging parameters, time intelligence functions, and grouping to create dynamic and organized data models. The course also covers data visualization with advanced report and dashboard design, featuring custom themes, drillthrough capabilities, and KPI visuals for impactful insights. Participants will explore advanced data visualization techniques like forecasting, trend analysis, and moving averages, equipping them to create polished, professional-grade reports and dashboards. This course is ideal for those seeking to elevate their Power BI expertise to tackle complex analytical challenges.
Learn Microsoft Visio and discover how to create data visualizations including diagrams, charts, and flowcharts. Participants in this one-day course learn to create organization charts, network diagrams, timelines, and more. This Microsoft Visio course teaches how to create great looking visualizations, control formatting, and connect to data.
Learn advanced Microsoft Visio skills and how to customized and more efficiently create a variety of data visualizations including diagrams, charts, and flowcharts. Make your organization charts, diagrams, and timelines, more efficiently, with improved visualization options, collaborate, and connect to data.
Discover how to create effective PowerPoint designs and reach your presentation goals by attracting attention and eliminating distractions. This PowerPoint Design course teaches participants how to improve the design of PowerPoint presentations by combining user experience, information design, and visual design fundamentals. Course participants learn the process and skills necessary to build robust, well-organized presentation content. Attendees also learn how to use visual design principles to create professional-looking presentations. This interactive and dynamic class allows you to work on your project and apply PowerPoint design principles immediately to your work. In addition to information and visual design, course participants also discover how to maximize their efficiency in PowerPoint software to complete presentations more easily.
Attend this Looker Studio class and better understand how to visualize data from many sources, including online databases, Google Analytics, and offline sources such as Excel and CSV files. Participants learn to create, customize, and share reports in this one-day class. This course is led by a live instructor with a limit of 10 participants per course date. Looker Studio is the new name for what was previously Google Data Studio. Attend Google Analytics and Looker Studio courses at AGI.
Data Visualization Courses - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
Excel Charts, Graphs and Design Course
Weekdays
Fri, Jul 25 2025 to Fri, Jul 25 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Illustrator Course for Data Visualization: Infographics, Charts & Graphs
Weekdays
Wed, Aug 13 2025 to Thu, Aug 14 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Excel Charts, Graphs and Design Course
Weekdays
Fri, Aug 15 2025 to Fri, Aug 15 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Illustrator Course for Data Visualization: Infographics, Charts & Graphs
Weekdays
Mon, Sep 29 2025 to Tue, Sep 30 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Canva Course for Data Visualization: Infographics, Charts & Graphs
Weekdays
Mon, Oct 06 2025 to Tue, Oct 07 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Excel Charts, Graphs and Design Course
Weekdays
Fri, Nov 14 2025 to Fri, Nov 14 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Canva Course for Data Visualization: Infographics, Charts & Graphs
Weekdays
Mon, Nov 17 2025 to Tue, Nov 18 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Illustrator Course for Data Visualization: Infographics, Charts & Graphs
Weekdays
Wed, Nov 19 2025 to Thu, Nov 20 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Locations for Data Visualization Courses
Data Visualization Courses are offered at the following locations. Most occur monthly with a live instructor in the same classroom:
Data Visualization courses available for many roles and skill levels
These Data Visualization courses are useful whether you are new to Data Visualization or have previous experience and are looking to fill gaps or gain a better understanding of the full set of capabilities it offers. Data Visualization courses are suitable for those involved in a variety of roles including . Our Data Visualization workshops help you to understand .
Regularly scheduled Data Visualization courses are available for individuals, and private Data Visualization training is offered for groups, companies, and organizations. Private Data Visualization workshops can be customized to your specific objectives . The Data Visualization instructors at AGI average more than a decade of experience working with .
About Data Visualization Courses and Training from AGI
Regularly scheduled public Data Visualization courses, workshops, and seminars provide hands-on learning from expert Data Visualization instructors. Small classes with practical exercises and projects help you to quickly learn Data Visualization skills relating to . Our instructors have extensive experience with Data Visualization and in leading classes. They are reviewed after each course to gauge their effectiveness, and undergo continual professional development and testing. Our full-time instructors pass the rigorous Certified Technical Trainer exam and participate in ongoing professional development training to maintain their Data Visualization teaching skills.
Data Visualization courses with certificate
Attend a Data Visualization course with certificate and gain verification of your class participation that you can share electronically on Linked In. You can share with your employer for verification and receive a PDF certificate that is suitable for printing and display. As a Massachusetts private school, American Graphics Institute has been in in operation since 1998 and is recognized globally for providing high-quality Data Visualization courses. Choose from beginner or advanced classes, and receive a certificate for your Data Visualization course completion.
Prerequisites for enrolling in Data Visualization courses
For introductory Data Visualization courses, no previous experience is required. For intermediate or advanced Data Visualization classes, completion of the introductory course or previous Data Visualization experience and knowledge of all topics covered in the introductory Data Visualization course is required. For Data Visualization training in our classrooms we provide your choice of a Mac or Windows computer for use during the course. For live online Data Visualization you can use your own computer and sample files and projects will be provided upon enrollment.
Course materials for Data Visualization classes
The instructors at AGI have authored more than 50 best-selling training books and use this extensive curriculum development experience to develop practical and detailed Data Visualization training curriculum which all course participants receive. The materials are designed to serve as a reference for use after class completion and include detailed notes, definitions, best practices and practical advice.
Why learn Data Visualization at AGI
For more than 30 years, AGI has provided professional development training to more than 50,000 individuals. Here is why AGI's Data Visualization courses are the perfect way for you to learn:
- Live Data Visualization courses: Learn Data Visualization live and get your questions answered immediately, or have things explained differently. You can even share your screen with the instructor as you get help.
- Course recordings: Live online Data Visualization courses are recorded, and you can access a recording of the course for 30 days following the class date. Use this to gain additional practice time and confirm your understanding of the skills you learned.
- Expert Data Visualization instructors: Learn from experts with exceptional skills who are expert educators. Many of our instructors have advanced degrees and are university professors when not teaching at AGI.
- Trusted by employers: Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Nike, nonprofits like the Red Cross, and federal and state governments have all hired AGI to deliver training to their employees. Learn Data Visualization from the same instructors trusted by employers around the world.
- Small class size: Personalized learning allows you to get one-on-one help, get questions answered, and interact with the instructor and others in the Data Visualization course.
- Learn from authors: Our Data Visualization instructors are the authors of many of the widely recognized yellow and black For Dummies books and more than 50 books in the Digital Classroom and also Classroom in a Book series.
- Earn a verified Data Visualization certificate: You’ll earn a Data Visualization certificate from American Graphics Institute, a licensed school.
- Proven Data Visualization curriculum: AGI develops detailed proprietary Data Visualization curriculum based on our decades of teaching. Our teaching process helps you to learn quickly and easily.
- Exceptional reviews: Thousands of reviews are available on the AGI website and on third-party sites including Google that show the effectiveness and quality of training courses from AGI.
Recent Data Visualization Courses Training News
AGI's team of experienced instructors are also the best-selling authors of more than 20 books including Creative Cloud for Dummies, Creative Suite for Dummies, and many books published by Adobe Press, Microsoft Press, and other major publishers. Learn from experienced professionals with extensive professional and training experience, who are also practicing professionals. For Federal agencies, American Graphics Institute classes are offered under GSA contract 47QTCA19D003Y.