Gain skills and recognition with a reputable UX Certificate
Prove that you successfully completed UX training. With a customizable curriculum and flexible schedule, NN/g's UX Certification has helped thousands of professionals build UX skills or start their careers.
Build a solid UX foundation
Build your skills + learn new ones
Gain UX credentials
Share proof of training
Commitment to growth
Gain credibility + confidence
Educate others about UX
Start a new UX career
Schedule 1 course at a time or attend a week of full-day courses — whatever works for you! There’s no deadline to complete UX Certification.
Take each online exam within 35 days of attending each course. You get 3 attempts to pass each exam.
Learn more about examsWe keep track of the courses and exams you take. After taking 5 courses and passing 5 exams, you’ll receive your UX Certification. Take 10 more courses and pass the exams to receive a UX Master Certification.
Join our list of UX Certified people once you become UX Certified. We’ll also send you instructions and a badge to display on your LinkedIn profile or portfolio site.
See UX Certification FAQsExplore our most popular training courses to start planning your UX Certification. Or, browse all 50 of our UX training courses.
Trending UX patterns and their impact on the total user experience
interaction
Unearth user pain points to drive breakthrough design concepts
interaction
Foundational concepts that everyone should know
interaction
Conduct successful discovery phases to ensure you build the best solution
research
Use metrics from quantitative research to demonstrate value
research
Plan, conduct, and analyze your own studies, whether in person or remote
research
Apply practical leadership skills to your UX role, regardless of your title
management
Lead goal-based group activities to make decisions and establish alignment
management
Build and manage a successful user experience team
management
Take 5 courses in 1 of our 3 Specialty areas (interaction design, research, or management) to get the Specialty added to your UX Certification. You can still get UX Certified by taking 5 courses across the 3 different Specialties.
Learn best practice principles that you can apply to any design situation, including web, mobile, complex and simple apps, and consumer products.
Learn how to conduct UX research methods correctly to gather sound data to improve the user experience. Get hands-on practice.
Learn to apply known UX and management practices to effectively plan, communicate, negotiate, and measure UX work, people, and process.
With the support and resources by the UXC program, we are making a positive and lasting difference in the way our organization approaches design.
Sandy Carter
UX Manager
Harris Organization
I chose the NN/g UXMC program instead of a traditional master's degree.
Jaime Wolf
Sr. User Experience Designer
Amazon
Having the UX Certification adds credibility to my decisions within this industry.
Corey Nunez
UX Designer
Barrick Gold Corporation
My co-worker said, ‘Wow! You really came back with a bunch of stuff’, which we're now using.
Marc Kollmann
Sr. UX/UI Designer
Kollmann Creative
Each course falls into at least 1 of 3 Specialty areas: Interaction Design, Research, and Management. When you pass at least 5 courses in a Specialty area, your achievement appears on your UX Certification.
UX Certification requires over 30 hours of training, in addition to the time required to study for and pass exams. You can achieve UX Certification by attending 1 of our virtual training weeks or by taking multiple courses over time. A UX Master Certification requires over 100 hours of training, in addition to the study-time to take and pass exams. Most people complete this certification over 2+ years.
No. There is no deadline for completing all courses and exams for each type of UX Certification. However, each exam must be taken within 35 days of the course you attend. We keep track of your completed courses and exams in your NN/g account.
Yes! After completing a UX Certification, you need to take 10 more courses and pass the corresponding exams to obtain the 15 courses required for a UX Master Certification.
No. Our courses are designed to give you a solid, lasting UX foundation and education. Once you achieve UX Certification, it does not expire. We reissue an updated certification when you take additional courses and pass the exams.
NN/g’s UX Certification is not accredited. It has been developed and administered by Nielsen Norman Group since 2014. We continuously improve our courses and exams to ensure they accurately assess the knowledge gained in our training. Over 500 companies have sought our training and UX Certification for their employees. To date, over 13,000 professionals have obtained a UX Certification from NN/g.
You will receive a digital certificate to commemorate your UX Certification that is signed by the CEO of NN/g. It lists the courses you attended and the date you earned the UX Certification. Each digital certificate lists your certification ID, which can be used to verify your status using our list of UX certified people.
