15 Best Business Analysis Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Business Analysis courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $99.00. 13 of them teach the subject directly and 2 are built around a certification exam. 5 come from a named university or institution, including University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Harvard Business School and Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute. 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
- $9.99 – $99.00
- 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 "business analysis" 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 $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Managerial Economics and Business Analysis
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
In order to effectively manage and operate a business, managers and leaders need to understand the market characteristics and economic environment in which they operate. In this specialization, you will build a solid und...
$49.00listed price -
2
Business Analysis Mastery: Planning, Skills, and Perspective
Offered by STARWEAVER
This advanced course, "Advanced Business Analysis Mastery," offers a deep dive into the intricacies of business analysis. Participants will gain expertise in planning, stakeholder engagement, governance, and information...
$49.00listed price -
3
CBAP Certification Business Analysis Training
Offered by Simplilearn
This comprehensive Business Analysis, Excel, and Project Management specialization equips you with the expertise to lead data-driven initiatives, manage projects efficiently, and prepare for CBAP certification. Through s...
$49.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Offered by STARWEAVER
Business analysis is at the heart of successful change initiatives, ensuring that business needs are clearly understood and solutions deliver measurable value. This course provides a practical introduction to the core sk...
$49.00listed price -
5
Project Delivery in Business Analysis and Capstone Project
Offered by Microsoft
In this course you’ll learn how to create a basic project plan, laying the groundwork for successful project execution. Dive into risk management by identifying, analyzing, and monitoring risks using a RAID log. Explore...
$49.00listed price -
6
Business Analysis Excel Tools and CCBA Training
Offered by Simplilearn
This comprehensive Business Analysis, Excel, and Project Management specialization equips you with the skills to thrive in high-impact business and project-focused roles. Through structured modules, you’ll master busines...
$49.00listed price -
7
Business Analysis & Process Management
Offered by Coursera
This is a guided project for both beginners and professionals managing small to medium enterprises or working in the fields of business analysis & business process management. It provides you with the initial know-how of...
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AI-Powered Business Analysis: Excel, KPIs & GenAI
Offered by Coursera
Revolutionize your business analysis capabilities by combining traditional Excel expertise with cutting-edge Generative AI tools. This comprehensive program teaches you to leverage ChatGPT, AI-powered data visualization,...
$49.00listed price -
9
Introduction to Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets: Basics
Offered by Coursera
In this 1-hour 30-mins long project-based course, you will learn the responsibilities of a Business Analyst such as Learn the basic concepts of data analysis and descriptive statistics. Learn how to manipulate, analyze,...
$9.99listed price -
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Certified Business Analysis Professional™ Exam Prep (CBAP®)
Offered by STARWEAVER
This Specialization, 'Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Specialization' is designed to empower learners with a profound understanding of advanced business analysis concepts and skills. Participants will acq...
$49.00listed price -
11
Business Analysis and CAPM Exam Preparation
Offered by Packt
By the end of this course, you will master essential business analysis skills, including requirements gathering, modeling, and traceability, and confidently apply these techniques in both predictive and adaptive project...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Business Strategy
Offered by Harvard Business School
What drives sustainable competitive advantage in business? This specialization introduces a distinctive approach to business strategy centered on value creation and competitive advantage. Using Harvard Business School Pr...
$49.00listed price -
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Machine Learning Algorithms: Supervised Learning Tip to Tail
Offered by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
This course takes you from understanding the fundamentals of a machine learning project. Learners will understand and implement supervised learning techniques on real case studies to analyze business case scenarios where...
$99.00listed price -
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CPA Licensure Prep: Special Topics in Accounting
Offered by University of California, Santa Barbara
This Specialization explores special topics in accounting that broaden how accounting professionals interpret business activity, support decision making, and apply technical guidance in practice. Across three courses, yo...
$49.00listed price -
15
Finance & Quantitative Modeling for Analysts
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
The role of an Analyst is dynamic, complex, and driven by a variety of skills. These skills range from a basic understanding of financial statement data and non-financial metrics that can be linked to financial performan...
$79.00listed price
Best Business Analysis Courses on Coursera compared
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 $9.99 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $89.01. 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Harvard Business School and Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
2 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Business Analysis from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.