6 Best Data Literacy Courses on edX
We compared 6 Data Literacy courses currently listed on edX, priced from $119.00 to $300.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including Davidson College, Rochester Institute of Technology and Adelaide University. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $119.00 – $300.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "data literacy" 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 $119.00 to $300.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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The Essentials of Data Literacy Online Course
Offered by Davidson College
Essentials of Data Literacy Course Learn fundamental data skills with an online course that teaches you how to analyze, manage, and visualize data. Audit for free or obtain a certificate.
$249.00listed price -
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Data Literacy Foundations
Offered by Rochester Institute of Technology
Take the first step to becoming a leader in data-driven decision-making.
$249.00listed price -
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Critical Evaluation in Data Science: Data, the World, and You
Offered by Adelaide University
Are you a professional responsible for interpreting data to make sound business decisions or recommendations? Do you need to represent data in reports or other professional publications? Perhaps you don't currently have...
$300.00listed price -
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Data Analytics for Managers
Offered by Adelaide University
This course is aimed at managers and leaders who want to maximise the data analytics capabilities of their team to support data driven decision making. We will help you build your confidence with data analysis terminolog...
$165.00listed price -
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Data Analyst
Offered by Microsoft
This course in Data Analysis gives you a solid foundation in the techniques and tools used to analyze and interpret data effectively. You will explore various analytical methods and learn how to apply them to real-world...
$148.50listed price -
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Data Analytics: A Fast-Track Guide to Becoming Data-Led
Offered by BoxPlay
Gain essential data literacy skills and drive your decision making using data-led analysis.
$119.00listed price
Best Data Literacy Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Essentials of Data Literacy Online Course | edX | Davidson College | $249.00 | View → |
| 2 | Data Literacy Foundations | edX | Rochester Institute of Technology | $249.00 | View → |
| 3 | Critical Evaluation in Data Science: Data, the World, and You | edX | Adelaide University | $300.00 | View → |
| 4 | Data Analytics for Managers | edX | Adelaide University | $165.00 | View → |
| 5 | Data Analyst | edX | Microsoft | $148.50 | View → |
| 6 | Data Analytics: A Fast-Track Guide to Becoming Data-Led | edX | BoxPlay | $119.00 | 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 $119.00 to $300.00, with the middle of the range around $249.00 — a spread of $181.00. 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. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Davidson College, Rochester Institute of Technology and Adelaide University — 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.