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    A Comprehensive List of Product Management Courses

    ProductEducation
    Product management courses and learning resources
    "Product management is a discipline that thrives on curiosity: questions continually present themselves because there are so many unknowns. You can learn all the theory you like, but at some point you just have to stop thinking about what the answer might be and dive in to find out."
    - Jock Busuttil, author of The Practitioner's Guide to Product Management

    The journey to becoming a product manager has been one of the most humbling and rewarding life experiences I have had to date.

    The Product Manager title ranks as the #4 best job in America according to Glassdoor. Despite its growing popularity, there is yet to be a clear path towards becoming a product manager. One of the most important takeaways from my experience is that every great product manager is a curious and continuous learner.

    Whether you are looking to break into the world of product, or already are an experienced product person looking to sharpen your product acumen, I am confident that at least one of the following courses will add value to your product toolkit.

    Formal Degree Programs (Paid)

    • Carnegie Mellon University: Master of Science in Product Management
    • NYU Stern: MBA with Product Management Specialization
    • Institute of Product Leadership: The Executive MBA
    • University of Oulu: Product Management, Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management
    • Code University of Applied Sciences: Bachelor of Arts in Product Management

    Formal Executive Programs (Paid)

    • Stanford: Innovative Product Leadership: The Emerging Chief Product Officer
    • INSEAD: Product Management Executive Program
    • UC Berkeley: Product Management Certificate Program
    • Northwestern: Managing Product Design & Development, Product Strategy
    • UBC: Product and Service Management Boot Camp
    • University of Washington: Certificate in Software Product Management

    Product Management Bootcamps (Paid)

    • General Assembly: Product Management*
    • Product School
    • Product Faculty
    • Udacity: Product Manager Nanodegree, AI Product Manager Nanodegree*, Growth Product Manager Nanodegree
    • BrainStation: Product Management
    • UpGrad: Product Management Certification Program
    • Thinkful: Product Management
    • Product Gym
    • Open Classrooms: Product Manager

    Online MOOCs (Free/Paid)

    • Stanford University: The Art and Science of Product Management, Product Management Fundamentals
    • University of Virginia (Coursera): Digital Product Management Certification by Alex Cowan
    • University of Alberta (Coursera): Software Product Management Specialization*
    • Highbrow: Intro to Product Management
    • Boston University (edX): Digital Product Management
    • Cornell University: Product Management Certificate
    • University of Maryland: Product Management Fundamentals
    • Pluralsight: Product Owner Fundamentals

    Online Thought Leader Courses (Paid)

    • Product Strategy Workshop by Gibson Biddle
    • The Complete Product Management Course* by Charles Du
    • Become a Product Manager* by Cole Mercer
    • Advanced Product Management* by Cole Mercer
    • Product Management: How to Get The $104,000 Salary Job* by Felix Thea
    • One Week PM* by Kevin Lee
    • One Month Product Management
    • PM Loop: Product Management Course Bundle
    • Continuous Discovery by Teresa Torres
    • Fundamentals of Product Management by Ellen Chisa
    • Fundamentals of Product Management by Doug Winnie
    • How to build habit forming products by Nir Eyal
    • Agile Excellence for Product Managers and Product Owners by 280 Group
    • Product Management 101 by Ramit Arora & Dean Slawson
    • Product Management 101 by Todd Birzer
    • Real Product Management for Startups and Maximum Impact by Vasily Starostenko

    In-person Courses (Paid)

    • UC Berkeley: Product Management Certificate Program
    • Pragmatic Marketing: Pragmatic Marketing Framework
    • 280 Group: Product Management Training
    • Brainmates: Essentials of Product Management
    • AIPMM: Certified Product Manager
    • Blackblot: Strategic Product Manager
    • MindTheProduct: Product Management Workshops
    • Silicon Valley Product Group: Public Workshops
    • PG Consulting: The Growth PM Workshop
    • Elevation Academy: Product Management
    • Sabio Product Management
    • Tradecraft

    Product Owner Certifications (Paid)

    • Scrum Alliance: Certified Scrum Product Owner*
    • Scrum.org: Professional Scrum Product Owner

    * Courses I have previously taken or am currently enrolled in

    Did I miss any? If you have any feedback on this article, please feel free to reach out.

    All my best,
    Frankie