25 Best Critical Thinking Courses Online
We compared 25 Critical Thinking courses currently listed on Udemy, Coursera and edX, priced from $19.99 to $209.00. 9 come from a named university or institution, including Open University, Duke University and University of Michigan. 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
- 25
- Price range
- $19.99 – $209.00
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, edX, matched to "critical thinking" 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 $19.99 to $209.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Critical Thinking for Young Graduates
Offered by Open University
Critical Thinking for Young Graduates: Mini-Course DescriptionBased on the Open University's "Thinking Critically" booklet, this is a structured mini-course specifically tailored for young graduates. There are extra case...
$19.99listed price -
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Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
Offered by Duke University
By taking Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking you will improve your ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments by other people (including politicians, used car salesmen, and teachers) and also to constr...
$49.00listed price -
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Leveraging GenAI to Develop Critical Thinking Skills
Offered by University of Michigan
Our brains process more information each day than any generation in history, making critical thinking one of the most valuable skills we can develop. This course invites you to strengthen your ability to use critical thi...
$49.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking and Decision Science
Offered by University of Michigan
In this Specialization, you’ll strengthen critical thinking and decision science by combining model thinking, computational problem solving, evidence-based reasoning, and practical GenAI prompting. You’ll learn how diffe...
$49.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking for Better Decisions in the ChatGPT Era
Offered by Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University
Enhance your decision-making skills in the age of AI with "Critical Thinking for Better Decisions in the ChatGPT Era." This innovative course brings together Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski, the team behind the wildly...
$49.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking for Kids 10 to 17
You constantly keep telling your child they could have made a better choice.Maybe you told them to study first and then play. But all they did was play endlessly and miss out on all the other important work.Someone told...
$19.99listed price -
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Critical Thinking Blueprint: Biases, Fallacies & Fixes
Even Smart People Fall for Mental TrapsYou’ve probably made a decision that felt right in the moment - only to look back later and think, “What was I thinking?” Maybe it was a business move, a relationship call, or even...
$24.99listed price -
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Critical Thinking Skills & Problem Solving Brilliance
Improve how you think, gain invaluable problem solving skills, understand the world more accurately, and with that improve your decision making and your quality of life.LOGICAL REASONINGLearn to think better: learn...
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Critical Thinking
Thinking may come naturally to us but constructive reasoning certainly does not. Constructive thinking is a skill. It is certainly not true that we are naturally endowed with the ability to think clearly and logically; w...
$34.99listed price -
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Membangun Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skill
Apakah Anda berjuang untuk mengambil keputusan cepat? Apakah Anda terjebak setiap kali Anda menghadapi masalah di tempat kerja atau kehidupan pribadi? Apakah Anda mengalami stres atau serangan gugup? Apakah Anda menyesal...
$19.99listed price -
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Critical Thinking and Complex Problem Solving at Work
Have you already bought root cause analysis courses expecting to help you to get a better performance at your job, but everything your learnt was to apply ready-to-use quality tools? Then, after learning the tools, you t...
$19.99listed price -
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Critical thinking, decision-making, & problem-solving
If you want to improve your critical thinking skills, this is a great place to start. This course includes three sections. The first section provides an overview of critical thinking, decision-making, & problem-solvi...
$19.99listed price -
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Digital Literacy and Critical Thinking Online
This course teaches you how to think clearly in today’s digital information environment.Every day, platforms decide what you see, algorithms reward engagement over accuracy, and misleading claims spread faster than caref...
$79.99listed price -
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Critical Thinking & Decision Making for Business
Welcome to the Critical Thinking course. My name is Benedikt, and I am the trainer for this course.We live in a knowledge society. That means that successful people are not the one with the biggest muscles or the stronge...
$199.99listed price -
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Enhancing Your Critical Thinking Skills
Offered by Madecraft
Your brain is capable of remarkable thinking — but for most adults, critical thinking skills are switched off up to 70% of the time. This course shows you why that happens and, more importantly, what you can do about it....
$49.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning
Offered by Pearson
This Specialization helps students strengthen their critical thinking skills by exploring how reasoning, context, clarity, and evidence support informed decision making. Students will learn to assess arguments, evaluate...
$49.00listed price -
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Rethinking Logic: Surprising Science of Critical Thinking
Offered by Deep Teaching Solutions
Explore the hidden forces shaping our thoughts in "Rethinking Logic: Surprising Science of Critical Thinking." This innovative course, led by Barbara Oakley, Terry Sejnowski, and Adam Trybus, uncovers the complexities of...
$49.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking and Decision Skills
Offered by Pearson
This course will equip you with the practical skills to become a more effective critical thinker. You will learn to evaluate the strength of arguments, assess your own thinking disposition, and apply frameworks like the...
$49.00listed price -
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‘True’ Crime? Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Criminology
Offered by The University of Hong Kong
Develop your critical thinking skills through ‘true’ crime. This course examines the influence of media on conceptions of crime and justice, equipping learners with tools to analyze, evaluate, or even challenge dominant...
$99.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking: A Brain-Based Guide for the ChatGPT Era
Offered by Deep Teaching Solutions
This Specialization is designed for professionals, educators, and lifelong learners seeking to enhance their critical thinking skills through neuroscience-based strategies. Across four courses, you will explore how the b...
$49.00listed price -
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Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Art
Offered by National Gallery of Art
Learn how to integrate works of art using Artful Thinking routines, effective strategies from Project Zero at Harvard University, in this interactive online course for teachers of all levels and subjects.
$119.00listed price -
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Leadership and Critical Thinking
Offered by Tecnológico de Monterrey
This Specialized Program is aimed at leaders who are interested in consolidating their leadership and critical thinking skills within an organization, positively impacting organizational behavior and human flourishing. T...
$49.00listed price -
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Teaching Critical Thinking & Self-Regulated Learning Skills
Offered by The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engage and improve your teaching in both critical thinking skills and self-regulated learning skills as cultural scripts. This course is part 3 of a 3-course program.
$125.00listed price -
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Offered by Rochester Institute of Technology
The most successful professionals are able to assess the environment, analyze a situation, design a solution, and ultimately win in a competitive scenario.
$199.00listed price -
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Structure and Function of Argument: Introduction to Critical Thinking
Offered by Harvard University
Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.
$209.00listed price
Best Critical Thinking Courses Online 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 25 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $209.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $189.01. 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 Udemy, Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 9 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Open University, Duke University and University of Michigan — 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.