15 Days of SQL: The Complete SQL Masterclass 2026 (Udemy.com)
Master SQL in just 15 days from Basics to Pro by working daily on real-life projects
Created by: Nikolai Schuler
Last updated September 2026
Our take
Based on the ratings of 17,946 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in September 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a PostgreSQL course built as a daily plan. Each of the 15 days is a section of roughly an hour, with an extra day on CTEs at the end. In total it is 15.1 hours across 271 lectures, with 27 quizzes, 22 coding exercises and two projects. It starts from zero and climbs through joins, subqueries, window functions, stored procedures and indexing. It is aimed at beginners heading toward data analysis or an SQL job, and the syllabus was refreshed in September 2026.
Reviewers keep returning to the same things. Nikolai Schuler explains clearly, each theory block is followed by an exercise, and the number of challenges is what makes the ideas stick. One working professional says the content still applies in 2026 even with AI writing queries. The complaints are small but real. A few students found the pace rapid or wanted more revision time per topic. Another says the last chapter felt rushed, has no document, and that questions to the instructor went unanswered. One reviewer also spotted typos in the slides.
The numbers back it up. Over 110,000 students have enrolled, and most of the 17,946 ratings are five stars, with a 4.7 average. Very few rate it two stars or lower. The second project is only ten minutes long, so treat the projects as light practice, not portfolio pieces. For a first SQL course it is an easy recommendation, especially for anyone who learns by doing. Someone who already writes joins daily will find the first week slow.
Pros
- Short daily sections of about an hour, each followed by hands-on exercises
- 22 coding exercises and 27 quizzes keep each topic from staying theory
- Reaches window functions, stored procedures, indexes and query optimization
- Updated in September 2026, and PostgreSQL skills carry over to other SQL dialects
Cons
- One reviewer found the last chapter rushed, with no document and unanswered questions
- Some students found the pace fast and wanted more revision time per topic
- The second course project is only ten minutes, so project practice is light
Great course for those trying to learn PostgreSQL. I particularly love the challenges that are in this course to help with understanding of the difference concepts, they made the course feel really engaging.
Starts from zero with no prerequisites, though one reviewer found the pace rapid at times.
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What you will learn
- Become an SQL Expert in Just 15 Days with a structured, hands-on approach!
- Solve professional-level SQL challenges with hands-on projects
- Write efficient & advanced SQL queries to analyze and manipulate data from complex datasets
- Gain expertise in advanced techniques like joins, subqueries, window functions, and stored procedures
- Learn best practices for query optimization, indexing, and handling large-scale datasets with ease
- Build, manage, and optimize relational databases to support decision-making and business operations.
- Master joins, group by, advanced functions & conditional expressions
- Master stored procedures, grouping sets, transactions, indexes and much more!
Course content
17 sections · 271 lectures · 15 hours of video 27 quizzes, 22 coding exercises, 3 assignments, 42 articles
- 1Day 1 - Getting started with SQL! 6 free previews26 lectures · 7 quizzes · 1.4 hours
- 2Day 2 - Basics: Filtering 1 free preview23 lectures · 6 quizzes · 1.2 hours
- 3Day 3 - Basics: Grouping16 lectures · 4 quizzes · 51 min
- 4Day 4 - Intermediate: Functions26 lectures · 2 quizzes · 1.2 hours
- 5Day 5 - Intermediate: Conditional Expressions15 lectures · 4 quizzes · 58 min
- 6Day 6 - Intermediate: Joins22 lectures · 1.2 hours
- 7Day 7 - Advanced: UNION & Subqueries20 lectures · 1.1 hours
- 8Day 8 - Advanced: Course project17 lectures · 1 hour
- 9Day 9 - Advanced: Managing tables & databases15 lectures · 6 quizzes · 1.1 hours
- 10Day 10 - Advanced: Views & Data Manipulation18 lectures · 44 min
- 11Day 11 - Pro: Window Functions14 lectures · 44 min
- 12Day 12 - Pro: Grouping sets, rollups, self-joins17 lectures · 49 min
- 13Day 13 - Pro: Course project3 lectures · 10 min
- 14Day 14 - Pro: Stored procedures, transactions & user-defined functions12 lectures · 51 min
- 15Day 15 - Pro: Indexes, Partitining & Query Optimization13 lectures · 1 quiz · 1 hour
- 16Extra Day: CTEs (Common Table Expressions)13 lectures · 41 min
- 17Bonus1 lecture · 1 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Anyone interested in SQL or PostgreSQL
- Anyone that is interested in data analysis, data science and data analytics
- Anyone that wants to improve their IT skills in any profession
What you need before you start
- No prior experience is needed - I will teach you everything you need to know
How it compares
Against the other 388 rated Udemy courses in SQL on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 89% of them
- Reviews17,946#15 of 389 by number of reviews
- Length15.1 hourslonger than 86% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 93% of them
Course Description
Learn SQL with the world’s best SQL course in just 15 days!
1 hour per day, for just 15 days and you will be fluent in SQL!
That’s the only course you need to completely master SQL.
You will be guided step-by-step from beginner to absolute expert in SQL.
Why is this the best course you can take?
The most comprehensive course that teaches you everthing from beginner to expert
Much more challenges & hands-on coding exercises than other courses
Much more real-life advanced topics that other courses don’t cover
By the end of this guided experience you will be so fluent in SQL to get a job and work professionally and with a lot of confidence with SQL!
This is the most comprehensive & most modern course you can find on SQL.
Here is why:
Most comprehenisve course with 14 hours video lectures and most topics
Master SQL by working on real-life challenges
Learn PostgreSQL – the most modern SQL system & easy to transfer to all other SQL dialects
We will set up two modern databases and learn everything with realistic data, so you can do everything hands-on!
Learn from a real expert - crystal clear & straight-forward
Understand everything step by step from the absolute basics to the advanced topics
Learn the practical to upskill your career or find a job with SQL
We cover every single important topic you will need including the advanced topics other courses do not cover!
Including...
GROUP BY
JOINs
Functions
UNIONs
Data manipulation & Data Definition
Views
Window functions
Grouping sets
Rollups
Transactions
Subqueries
Query optimization
Indexes and much more!
Plus, tons of practical challenges and 2 complete course projects and much more challenges than you can find anywhere else!
This course will take you all the way from beginner to being able to upskill your career and make you ready to get a job with SQL!
Check out the free video previews and enroll now!
See you inside the course!
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
17,946 Reviews
Nikolai Schuler
Are you thinking about pursuing a career as a Data Analyst or Data Scientist?
Do you ever think that your career could take a leap forward if you would have more knowledge and skills in the world of data?
Perhaps you are even feeling overwhelmed by the number of courses available or by the fact that your life is already too full to concentrate on one more course?
I am Nikolai Schuler, I am a data scientist and BI consultant, and I have been there too...
A few years ago I noticed that the world of data benefits from many new tools and technologies. However, I also realized that it is extremely difficult to get trained in the field: Practical courses with real quality content are rare and are often structured in such a way that they are incompatible with a working life full of other tasks and activities.
While going through hours of research and training, I came up with the idea of creating a course that would offer extremely valuable content but that would be at the same time easy to follow due to its structure.
My goal is to help as many people as possible to pursue their desired career in this new Digital Age by enabling them to upgrade their data analysis skills. I am proud to say that I am heading in the right direction as my courses have already found their audience in over 170 countries and received thousands of positive feedbacks.
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Reviews
By Dominik Nientiedt on 8/6/2026
I opted for this course bc I took one of Nikolai's Power BI courses (in German) years ago, where I already liked his teaching style. This course was equally amazing. I was able to apply so many aspects in my job, and think that this course is still relevant in 2026. While AI helps a lot with building the sql queries, it's great to have the basics and knowledge of what is possible. A few typos in Nikolai's slides slightly undermine the otherwise great quality, but it would be too harsh to deduct stars for that bc most of the content is outstanding. I really loved the course!
By savannah rose on 7/1/2026
I completed the course a few days ago and really enjoyed it. The best parts: - lessons are short, clear, and focused - the number of challenges helped reinforce what was taught - each day was manageable and well structured Great for anyone looking for a hands-on SQL course.
By Abdul Azeem on 6/21/2026
The instructor is very clear in explaining the concepts and delivering the course. I felt overwhelmed with so many topics to cover, but with repetition and practice, started to understand things slowly. Overall, it is a course worth taking for beginners or those who want to have good knowledge of sql.
By Brishti Gangopadhyay on 5/31/2026
This course really boosts up your confidence. I have finished the course and it is designed in such a way that you do not zone out even for a second and Nikolai has elaborated the concepts in the simplest way possible.
By Zijia Meng on 4/30/2026
I've tried a few time but failed to learn SQL. Thanks to the instructor, I believe I can finally get it. He design the course very carefully. The best part is the challenge-driven methodology, which decomposes complex concepts into achieveable small steps. Highly recommend this as the first course in PostgreSQL to people who are serious about it.
By Katia Vidotto on 4/30/2026
The course is complete in content, but in my very personal experience it has been quite hard to follow, cause the teacher has a really strong german accent and he repeats many times the same word during the same class. I consider it unnecessary and making hard to arrive at the end of a class without a headache. So if you don't mind this detail, then the content in great.
By John Kelliher on 4/30/2026
The ambition that I hold dear to my heart was ingto progress from beginner through intermediate, advanced and to pro level in 7 days. Nothing like this happened (I kept getting distracted), however after several weeks longer than planned I have reviewed almost all of the material. I do like the idea of adding SQL Developer skills to my cv. A little real world practice could go a long way. - 5/5 I am certain that I will repeat the course again soon.
By Tonje Marie Kvåle Almendingen on 1/23/2026
Overall a good course, with good explanations. I also liked the combination of lectures and exercises. Some things I would like to have improved: I got confused by the explanation of how to install the projects, especially the demo project. Some of the exercises was confusingly explained, some of the Enlish can be improved. I assume that most people working with data management have screens with high resolution. It is therefore a little annoying that videos including small chunks of code, don't show all the code at once, and the instructor has to scroll sideways and up and down to show it all. It makes it harder to follow and write down the content.
By Bhavik Khatri on 1/11/2026
This course was outstanding with a very thorough content, well-structured and reinforced with challenging questions that deepened my understanding. I also appreciated the prompt, clear feedback to my queries, which made the learning experience highly engaging and effective.
By Lyudmil Barboev on 1/8/2026
This course is perfect. One section per day for one hour and maybe one hour more for practice. I like it because it’s not just theoretical but at the end of each subject there is real challenges and learning by doing. Coding is one of the skills no matter how much you study if you don’t start to write you will never become good at. Here you have a lot of practice and writing. Everything is very well explained and the put in practice
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Overall Score : 94 / 100












