15 Best Accounting Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Accounting courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $158.00. 8 come from a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $158.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "accounting" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $158.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Accounting for Decision Making
Offered by University of Michigan
Through this course, you will start by addressing the two “big questions” of accounting: “What do I have?” and “How did I do over time?” You will see how the two key financial statements – the balance sheet and the incom...
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Introduction to AI Agent in Accounting
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
The course is designed for accountants and auditors with little or no technical background. Across four modules, learners move from a real-world story that shows why AI agents matter, to how agents think, to how agent wo...
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Introduction to Finance and Accounting
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
This specialization provides an introduction to corporate finance and accounting, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning personal finance, corporate decision-making, financial i...
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AI Applications in Accounting and Finance
Offered by University of Maryland, College Park
In this course, you will learn: How to work with unstructured financial data like earnings call transcripts, press releases, and ESG disclosures. How to apply machine learning and AI tools to real-world financial documen...
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Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This course is the fourth course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization. This course focuses on the recognition, measurement, and subsequent accounting for equity, pensions, share-based compensation, and cas...
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Fundamentals of Accounting and Reporting
Offered by Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited
This course is for those interested in starting a career in bookkeeping. The course will help you learn and apply the basic concepts of computerized accounting using TallyPrime, fundamentals of accounting, book-keeping,...
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Value Chain Management
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The purpose of organizations is to produce and deliver goods and services of value to customers while generating a surplus for owners. Value chain management focuses on understanding what different customers value, measu...
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Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business
Offered by University of Virginia
Growing a business needs a dynamic set of skills, ranging from leadership, employee management, strategy, planning, finance, accounting, ethics, accountability, and profitability. Developed at the Darden School of Busine...
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Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course is for non-financial professionals, managers, and business leaders seeking to understand core finance and accounting concepts to drive organizational growth and impact financial decisions. You will gain a bas...
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Fundamentals of Finance
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Welcome to Fundamentals of Finance. This 4 module course will help you understand and affect the performance of your unit or organization’s profitability. By the end of this course, you will be able to implement finance...
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Healthcare Management and Finance
Offered by University of Michigan
In Healthcare Management and Finance, learn to be a transformative healthcare leader and strengthen your understanding of management, finance, and accounting. Across this three-course series, you’ll explore the structure...
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Fundamentos Empresariales
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
En esta Especialización, desarrollarás técnicas elementales en el lenguaje de los negocios, que podrás usar para cambiar a una nueva carrera, comenzar o mejorar tu pequeño negocio, o aplicar en la escuela de negocios par...
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Business Foundations
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
In this Specialization, you’ll develop basic literacy in the language of business, which you can use to transition to a new career, start or improve your own small business, or apply to business school to continue your e...
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Preparatory Certificate in Finance and Financial Markets
Offered by Corporate Finance Institute
The Preparatory Certificate in Finance in Financial Markets provides an in-depth understanding of financial markets, corporate finance, accounting, investment strategies, risk management, and ESG principles. Learners wil...
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Credit Loss Measurement and Financial Reporting
Offered by EDUCBA
Master modern credit loss measurement and reporting with practical, real-world application. Learn how to estimate expected credit losses accurately and apply financial reporting requirements with confidence. This course...
$49.00listed price
Best Accounting Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accounting for Decision Making | Coursera | University of Michigan | $79.00 | View → |
| 2 | Introduction to AI Agent in Accounting | Coursera | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Finance and Accounting | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $79.00 | View → |
| 4 | AI Applications in Accounting and Finance | Coursera | University of Maryland, College Park | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $158.00 | View → |
| 6 | Fundamentals of Accounting and Reporting | Coursera | Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Value Chain Management | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business | Coursera | University of Virginia | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Finance for Non-Financial Professionals | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Fundamentals of Finance | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Healthcare Management and Finance | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Fundamentos Empresariales | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $79.00 | View → |
| 13 | Business Foundations | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $79.00 | View → |
| 14 | Preparatory Certificate in Finance and Financial Markets | Coursera | Corporate Finance Institute | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Credit Loss Measurement and Financial Reporting | Coursera | EDUCBA | $49.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $158.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $109.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 8 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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