Our Most Popular Big Data Courses

Explore our top Big Data Courses and take the first step towards career success

Our Big Data Courses Duration And Fees

Big Data Courses typically range from a few weeks to several months, with fees varying based on program and institution.

Program NameDurationFees
Professional Certificate Program in Data Engineering

Cohort Starts: 2 Dec, 2024

7 months$ 3,850
Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer6 months$ 649

Need help finding your Program

Fill out this form and we will get back to you

Big Data Course Advisors

  • Aly El Gamal

    Aly El Gamal

    Assistant Professor, Purdue University

    Aly El Gamal has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois. Dr. El Gamal specializes in the areas of information theory and machine learning and has received multiple commendations for his research and teaching expertise.

    Twitter  LinkedIn
prevNext

Big Data Learner's Reviews

  • Joseph (Zhiyu) Jiang

    Joseph (Zhiyu) Jiang

    I completed Simplilearn's Professional Certificate Program in Data Engineering, with Purdue University. I gained knowledge on critical topics like the Hadoop framework, Data Processing using Spark, Data Pipelines with Kafka, Big Data, and more. The live sessions, industry projects, masterclasses, and IBM hackathons were very useful.

  • Asghar Zubair

    Asghar Zubair

    Technology Lead Data Engineer

    The course is well-structured, with expert instructors and an industry-relevant data engineering curriculum. I now confidently handle Big Data projects and lead a team. Upskilling helped me switch domains, get a salary hike, and become a certified Big Data engineer, in the United States.

  • Vignesh Balasubramanian

    Vignesh Balasubramanian

    Senior Operations Professional at IBM

    The curriculum was well organized, covering all the root concepts and relevant real-time experience. The trainer was well equipped to solve all the doubts during the training. Cloud lab facility and materials provided were on point.

  • Md Azhar Hussain

    Md Azhar Hussain

    This platform has enhanced my knowledge of big data and provided me the opportunity to work with experienced industry professionals. I appreciate the tutor's in-depth knowledge and, the help and support provided by Simplilearn. After the certification, I was able to grab a role change.

  • Rajesh Dubey

    Rajesh Dubey

    Simplilearn is a great learning platform for aspirants. It provides online learning with global intellectual faculties. It offers unparallel service and is the best place to attain professional knowledge and grow in one's career. I am very, very thankful to Simplilearn.

  • Farhan Nizar

    Farhan Nizar

    Lead Technical Analyst at NBAD

    Lecturer is very knowledgeable and I like the way lecture is moving…I have gained good amount of knowledge in Big Data

  • Ashish Kumar

    Ashish Kumar

    Sr. Support Engineer (Big Data & Hadoop) at AgreeYa Solutions

    This training session is awesome. It gave me good matertial on hadoop developer. I am very thankful to Simplilearn.

  • Pavish Karnik

    Pavish Karnik

    Sr. Software Engineer at Wowcher

    Good program on Big Data and Hadoop; well delivered by Simplilearn Team.

  • Sergio Nicolás Ruiz de los Mozos

    Sergio Nicolás Ruiz de los Mozos

    Distribution Industry Solutions Leader @ IBM GBS

    A good course for beginners. It explains how to install essential big data tools and how to work with and between them.

  • Ajit Khadkar

    Ajit Khadkar

    Sr. Technical Consultant

    The training has been interesting and helpful. It has covered Hadoop topics in depth with hands-on activity.

prevNext

Industry Projects

  • Project 1

    Analyzing Historical Insurance claims

    Use Hadoop features to predict patterns and share actionable insights for a car insurance company.

    View Program
  • Project 2

    Analyzing Intraday price changes

    Use Hive features for data engineering and analysis of New York stock exchange data.

    View Program
  • Project 3

    Analyzing employee sentiment

    Perform sentiment analysis on employee review data gathered from Google, Netflix, and Facebook.

    View Program
  • Project 4

    Analyzing Product performance

    Perform product and customer segmentation to increase the sales of Amazon.

    View Program
  • Project 5

    Market Basket Analysis Using Instacart

    Conduct Market analysis for online grocery delivery and pick-up service utilizing a data set of a large sample size.

    View Program
  • Project 6

    YouTube Video Analysis

    Measure user interactions to rank the top trending videos on YouTube and determine actionable insights.

    View Program
  • Project 7

    Data Visualization Using Azure Synapse

    Build visualization for the sales data using a dashboard to estimate the demand for all locations. This will be used by a retailer to make a decision on where to open a new branch.

    View Program
  • Project 8

    Data Ingestion EndtoEnd Pipeline

    Upload data to Azure Data Lake Storage and save large data sets to Delta Lake of Azure Databricks so that files can be accessed at any time.

    View Program
  • Project 9

    Server Monitoring with AWS

    Monitor the performance of an EC2 instance to gather data from all parts and understand debugging failure.

    View Program
  • Project 10

    ECommerce Analytics

    Analyze the sales data to derive significant region-wise insights and include details on the product evaluation.

    View Program
prevNext

Big Data Courses FAQs

  • What is Big Data?

    Big data refers to the massive volume of both structured and unstructured data that is generated by businesses on a daily basis. This data is analyzed to find trends, patterns, and associations that can be beneficial for the business (referred to as “business intelligence”).

  • What are the best beginner courses in Big Data for beginners?

    Some of the best big data courses for people wanting to venture into this lucrative field are: 

  • What are the best courses in Big Data for intermediates?

    The Apache Kafka course is a great next step for intermediates after completing big data training for beginners.

  • What are the best advanced-level courses in Big Data?

    The advanced level courses in big data include:

  • What is the state (and future prospects) of the Big Data job market?

    The big data applications market is expected to grow from $5.3 billion in 2018 to $19.4 billion by 2026.

  • What are the top job titles in the field of Big Data?

    The top five job titles in the field of big data are:

    • Data Engineer
    • Data Analyst
    • Data Architect
    • Database Developer
    • Data Security Administrator

  • What is the recommended career path for Big Data aspirants?

    The career path for a big data aspirant is:

    1. Operating system - You need to learn about the popular operating systems on which big data tools run
    2. Programming - Get an in-depth understanding of programming languages to process data easily and efficiently
    3. DBMS and SQL - Learn to write SQL queries which are needed to optimally manage data in databases
    4. ETL and warehousing tools - Study the ETL tools critical to the aggregation and analysis of unstructured data from different sources
    5. Hadoop and Spark frameworks - Process and analyze large volumes of data with a thorough knowledge of Hadoop and Spark
    6. Data mining and modelling - Understand how to analyze existing data and discover patterns for creating predictive data models

    Once you are done with the aforementioned steps, you can become a big data professional.

  • What is the average salary of a Big Data professional?

    A Big Data Specialist can earn around $107,801 annually in the United States.

  • Which are the top industries suitable for Big Data professionals?

    The top industries that are suitable for big data professionals are:

    • Medicine and healthcare
    • Banking
    • Information technology
    • Education
    • Retail
    • Ecommerce

  • What are the top companies hiring Big Data professionals?

    The top five companies hiring big data professionals are:

    • IBM
    • Microsoft
    • Facebook
    • Oracle
    • Amazon

  • Do you offer any university partnered program in Big Data?

    Yes, Simplilearn provides you a Post Graduate Program in Data Engineering in partnership with Purdue University.
     

Recommended Resources

Free Masterclass

Free Online Courses

prevNext
  • Disclaimer
  • PMP, PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PgMP, PfMP, ACP, PBA, RMP, SP, OPM3 and the PMI ATP seal are the registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.