8 Best Algorithm Courses on Coursera
We compared 8 Algorithm courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of Glasgow and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. 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
- 8
- Price range
- $9.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "algorithm" 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 $9.99 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Python Programming Fundamentals
Offered by Duke University
This introductory course is designed for beginners and individuals with limited programming experience who want to embark on their software development or data science journey using Python. Throughout the course, learner...
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Applied AI for Engineers and Scientists: Foundations
Offered by University of Glasgow
This Specialization is designed for engineering and general science students to learn and apply AI techniques most effectively and efficiently. Unlike Specializations for computer science students, the most popular and e...
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Introduction to Programming
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
This course aims to prepare you for problem solving through programming. In this course, you’ll be introduced to the C Programming Language. You’ll learn about various constructs supported by C Language and use them to w...
$49.00listed price -
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Build Decision Trees, SVMs, and Artificial Neural Networks
Offered by CertNexus
There are numerous types of machine learning algorithms, each of which has certain characteristics that might make it more or less suitable for solving a particular problem. Decision trees and support-vector machines (SV...
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Automated Reasoning: satisfiability
Offered by 28DIGITAL
In this course, you will learn how to apply satisfiability (SAT/SMT) tools to solve a wide range of problems. Several basic examples are given to get the flavour of the applications: fitting rectangles to be applied for...
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Tune HNSW
Offered by Coursera
Tune HNSW is an intermediate-level course designed for machine learning practitioners and AI engineers looking to master the art of vector search optimization. In modern AI applications, finding the right balance between...
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Learn to Program: The Fundamentals
Offered by University of Toronto
Behind every mouse click and touch-screen tap, there is a computer program that makes things happen. This course introduces the fundamental building blocks of programming and teaches you how to write fun and useful progr...
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How to Optimize Your Instagram Account
Offered by Coursera
By the end of this project, you will identify the Ins and outs of Instagram. This will help you create content for the algorithm, which will enable you to grow your account and monetize it in the future.Throughout the pr...
$9.99listed price
Best Algorithm Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python Programming Fundamentals | Coursera | Duke University | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Applied AI for Engineers and Scientists: Foundations | Coursera | University of Glasgow | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Programming | Coursera | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Build Decision Trees, SVMs, and Artificial Neural Networks | Coursera | CertNexus | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Automated Reasoning: satisfiability | Coursera | 28DIGITAL | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Tune HNSW | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Learn to Program: The Fundamentals | Coursera | University of Toronto | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | How to Optimize Your Instagram Account | Coursera | Coursera | $9.99 | 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 8 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of Glasgow and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani — 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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