12 Best Conservation Courses on edX
We compared 12 Conservation courses currently listed on edX, priced from $49.00 to $340.20. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Wageningen University & Research, Maryville University and Auburn University at Montgomery. 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
- 12
- Price range
- $49.00 – $340.20
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 12 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "conservation" 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 $340.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Animal Behaviour in Science and Conservation
Offered by Wageningen University & Research
This course explores the intricacies of animal behavior through the lenses of science and conservation. You'll gain insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other, which can inform conservation...
$340.20listed price -
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Bachelor of Science in Sustainability
Offered by Maryville University
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainability focuses on preparing students to understand and address the environmental, social, and economic challenges facing our planet. Through this program, learners can expect to explore...
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Enviornmental Science
Offered by Auburn University at Montgomery
Explore the key concepts and practices in environmental science through this engaging course. You'll delve into topics like ecosystem dynamics, conservation strategies, and sustainability efforts. It's an excellent oppor...
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Environment and Natural Resources 101
Offered by The University of Wisconsin-Madison
The eight-hour Environment and Natural Resources 101 training course provides learners with an overview of basic environmental knowledge, including how to recognize and report environmental degradation in real-world cond...
$50.00listed price -
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Antarctica in a Changing Climate
Offered by University of Canterbury
Explores the exceptional aspects of the Antarctic climate and its ecosystems, looking at the current and future impacts of environmental change, including climate change.
$129.00listed price -
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Cultural Heritage in Transformation
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
Learn how to define, explore, conserve, utilize and manage cultural heritage.
$59.00listed price -
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Environmental DNA: Sensing the Diversity of Life and Assessing Ecosystem Health
Offered by ETH Zurich
The first MOOC on environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis for biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Learn how to detect, identify and monitor species in a non-invasive way to improve our assessments of diverse ecosystems,...
$50.00listed price -
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The Living Amazon: Science, Cultures and Sustainability in Practice
Offered by SDG Academy
Learn about the importance of the Amazon at local and global scales, the threats the region faces, and how sustainable development can help save its extraordinary biodiversity and peoples for current and future generatio...
$49.00listed price -
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One Planet, One Ocean
Offered by SDG Academy
A holistic view of how the ocean functions, how human interactions with the ocean can be understood, and what solutions are available to support both sustainable use and stewardship of our blue planet.
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Landscape Ecology
Offered by ETH Zurich
This is the first MOOC to teach Landscape Ecology. Participants learn theory, methods and tools to understand the landscapes we live in and to solve landscape-related environmental problems.
$50.00listed price -
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Zoologia
Offered by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Comprendere gli animali e i sistemi naturali, attraverso il filo conduttore dell’evoluzione. Un viaggio da percorrere con l’entusiasmo di un bambino e la professionalità di uno studioso.
$55.00listed price -
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From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems
Offered by SDG Academy
How can we preserve, restore, manage and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems? Join us as we explore this question in the Brazilian Amazon and around the world.
$69.00listed price
Best Conservation Courses on edX 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 10 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $340.20, with the middle of the range around $59.00 — a spread of $291.20. 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 edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Wageningen University & Research, Maryville University and Auburn University at Montgomery — 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.