Skip to content
CourseAsk.

8 Best Clinical Research Courses on edX

We compared 8 Clinical Research courses currently listed on edX, priced from $49.00 to $149.00. 7 come from a named university or institution, including Imperial College London, MGH Institute of Health Professions and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science. 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
$49.00 – $149.00
Providers
edX
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "clinical research" 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 $149.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Navigating Clinical Research

    Offered by Imperial College London

    We are thrilled that you have considered joining “Navigating Clinical Research”. This course is designed to empower you in discovering if research is right for you, give you the confidence to pursue it if you choose, and...

    $95.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Correlations and t-tests

    Offered by MGH Institute of Health Professions

    This course builds on foundational concepts from Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Describing Data and focuses on examining relationships and comparing group means in healthcare data. Students will learn to calcul...

    $100.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    edX Master's Degree Grade C University-backed

    Master of Science in Biotechnology Online

    Offered by Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science

    The Master of Science in Biotechnology Online program offers an in-depth exploration of the rapidly advancing field of biotechnology. Students will engage with essential concepts and practices that are transforming healt...

  4. 4
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Thinking Critically Series: Interpreting Screening Trials

    Offered by Stanford University

    Improve your ability to critically evaluate clinical research papers with this CME/CE course from Stanford University. Learn research methodology principles, analyze screening study designs, and enhance your skills in ev...

  5. 5
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C Lowest price here University-backed

    Foundations of Originator and Biosimilar Biologics: for Patients and Caregivers

    Offered by University of Toronto

    Developed by leading researchers and clinicians from across Canada, this course will enhance knowledge and skills for patients who are using, or beginning to use, an originator or biosimilar biologic medicine.

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe

    Offered by Harvard University

    How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed to control and eliminate malaria.

    $149.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Biospecimen Research Methods

    Offered by University of British Columbia

    Improve the quality of your research by learning and applying best practices to collect, store and use biospecimens in your laboratory.

    $99.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Essentials of Genomics and Biomedical Informatics

    Offered by IsraelX

    This course presents clinicians and digital health enthusiasts with an overview of the data revolution in medicine and how to exploit it for research and in the clinic. The course will not make you a bioinformatician but...

    $59.00
    listed price

Best Clinical Research Courses on edX compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Navigating Clinical Research edX Imperial College London $95.00 View →
2 Correlations and t-tests edX MGH Institute of Health Professions $100.00 View →
3 Master of Science in Biotechnology Online edX Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science View →
4 Thinking Critically Series: Interpreting Screening Trials edX Stanford University View →
5 Foundations of Originator and Biosimilar Biologics: for Patients and C... edX University of Toronto $49.00 View →
6 MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe edX Harvard University $149.00 View →
7 Biospecimen Research Methods edX University of British Columbia $99.00 View →
8 Essentials of Genomics and Biomedical Informatics edX IsraelX $59.00 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 6 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $149.00, with the middle of the range around $99.00 — a spread of $100.00. 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 edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 7 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Imperial College London, MGH Institute of Health Professions and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

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.

Keep looking