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Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Google’s seven-course UX design certificate on Coursera covering user research, wireframes, prototypes in Figma and portfolio building.

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Google UX Design Professional Certificate
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What You Will Learn

Key skills covered in this program:

User Research Wireframing Prototyping Usability Testing Figma Personas & Empathy Maps Responsive Web Design Portfolio Building

About This Course

Figma Included 3 Case Studies Built

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

The comprehensive beginner UX credential available — covering design thinking, user research, wireframing, and prototyping in Figma, while building three complete portfolio case studies.

UX designer sketching mobile app wireframes in a notebook beside a laptop, representing the Google UX Design Certificate

UX Design is a portfolio-driven field — hiring managers evaluate your case studies before they evaluate your credentials. This certificate builds both simultaneously.

ProviderGoogle (on Coursera)
LevelBeginner — No design experience needed
Courses7 courses + 3 portfolio case studies
Duration5–7 months at 10 hrs/week
Cost$49/month (~$245–$343 total)
Tools coveredFigma · Adobe XD (intro) · Google Slides
Median salary$98,000 (BLS, UX and UI designers)
Portfolio output3 complete case studies: mobile app, website, cross-platform

What You Will Learn

The Google UX Design certificate is the longest program in the Google Career Certificate family — and for good reason. UX hiring is almost entirely portfolio-based, which means you need three polished, complete case studies to be competitive. This program builds them alongside the curriculum, so by the time you finish you have a credential and a portfolio ready to show employers simultaneously.

  • Apply design thinking — empathise, define, ideate, prototype, test
  • Conduct user research — interviews, surveys, usability studies
  • Create user personas, journey maps, and competitive audits
  • Build wireframes, low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma
  • Run usability testing sessions and iterate on designs based on findings
  • Apply accessibility and inclusive design principles
  • Design a mobile app, a responsive website, and a cross-platform product
  • Present design decisions to stakeholders with clear rationale

Who This Certificate Is For

The Google UX Design certificate is ideal for creative professionals making a career change into technology, visual designers who want to formalise their UX process, and complete beginners who are drawn to the intersection of psychology, technology, and design. The median salary of $98,000 and 8% projected job growth make UX design a strong long-term career choice — but it is a competitive field where portfolio quality matters more than credentials. Treat every case study like professional client work.

⚠️ The realistic expectation: UX Design is the most competitive of the Google certificate tracks. A polished portfolio with three strong case studies is more important than the certificate itself. Do not rush your case studies. Quality over speed.

✅ Strengths

  • 3 complete portfolio case studies built during the program
  • Figma — the industry-standard design tool
  • $98,000 median salary — strong earning potential
  • Design thinking framework transferable to any product role
  • No design background required to start

❌ Limitations

  • Most competitive Google cert track — portfolio quality is everything
  • Longest certificate: 5–7 months at 10 hrs/week
  • Perfectionism common — many learners extend timeline significantly
★★★★★
7.8 / 10 — Crebilo Rating
Best UX credential for beginners — portfolio quality determines outcomes

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Course Curriculum 7 Courses

The seven courses in the Google UX Design Certificate on Coursera:

1 Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design Course 1 of 7
2 Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate Course 2 of 7
3 Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes Course 3 of 7
4 Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts Course 4 of 7
5 Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma Course 5 of 7
6 Responsive Web Design Course 6 of 7
7 Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs Course 7 of 7

Requirements

  • ✓No design or prior UX experience is required.
  • ✓A computer with a reliable internet connection; you will use design tools such as Figma.
  • ✓Google estimates about 6 months at under 10 hours a week.
  • ✓Offered on Coursera with a 7-day free trial, then a subscription. Check Coursera for current pricing.