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15 Best Data Transformation Courses on Coursera

We compared 15 Data Transformation courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northeastern University and Macquarie 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
15
Price range
$49.00 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
5 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "data transformation" 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 $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C Lowest price here

    Excel: Statistical Analysis and Data Transformation

    Offered by Logical Operations

    In this course, you'll continue to develop your data-analysis skills in Excel by performing statistical analysis with trendlines, sparklines, and using the Analysis ToolPak. You'll also connect to data and transform that...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud

    Offered by Google Cloud

    Cloud technology can bring great value to an organization, and combining the power of cloud technology with data has the potential to unlock even more value and create new customer experiences. “Exploring Data Transforma...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Introduction to Applied Business Analytics

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Nearly every aspect of business is affected by data analytics. For businesses to capitalize on data analytics, they need leaders who understand the business analytic workflow. This course addresses the human skills gap b...

    $79.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Data Wrangling for Business

    Offered by Northeastern University

    Welcome to Data Wrangling for Business. This course will cover data wrangling principles and techniques for business. Key topics include data extraction, profiling, cleansing, integration, transformation, and automating...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization

    Offered by Macquarie University

    As data becomes the modern currency, so the ability to quickly and accurately analyse data has become of paramount importance. Therefore, data analytics and visualization are two of the most sought after skills for high...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Data Science with R

    Offered by Duke University

    Master the essentials of data science with the Data Science with R Specialization. Designed for beginners and professionals alike, this four-course series builds the foundational and applied skills needed to transform, v...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project

    Offered by University of Washington

    In the capstone, students will engage on a real world project requiring them to apply skills from the entire data science pipeline: preparing, organizing, and transforming data, constructing a model, and evaluating resul...

    $79.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    SQL Fundamentals for Data Analysts

    Offered by Corporate Finance Institute

    Focus on the skills you need to get started with SQL as a data analyst, allowing you to read & transform data and gather insights from a company database. • Learn the basic SQL syntax that will help you access a whole ne...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Machine Learning for Healthcare Professionals

    Offered by Northeastern University

    Examines data mining perspectives and methods in a healthcare context. Introduces the theoretical foundations for major data mining methods and studies how to select and use the appropriate data mining method and the maj...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    BI Essentials for Finance Analysts (Power BI Edition)

    Offered by Corporate Finance Institute

    This specialization helps analysts to advance their data analysis skills by learning to manipulate, transform, and visualize data in Microsoft Power BI, the most widely used data visualization tool. You’ll also understan...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka

    Offered by IBM

    Delve into the two different approaches to converting raw data into analytics-ready data. One approach is the Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process. The other contrasting approach is the Extract, Load, and Transform (EL...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Data Visualization for Beginners with Python & Power BI

    Offered by Packt

    This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Apache Spark with Scala – Hands-On with Big Data!

    Offered by Packt

    Embark on a journey to master big data processing with Apache Spark and Scala. This course begins with setting up your development environment, ensuring you have a solid foundation in both Spark and Scala. You will dive...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Real-World SQL Projects - 5 Hands-On Case Studies

    Offered by Packt

    A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Gain practical SQL expertise by...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Master in Microsoft Power BI Desktop and Service

    Offered by Packt

    This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Data Transformation Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Excel: Statistical Analysis and Data Transformation Coursera Logical Operations $49.00 View →
2 Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud Coursera Google Cloud $49.00 View →
3 Introduction to Applied Business Analytics Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $79.00 View →
4 Data Wrangling for Business Coursera Northeastern University $49.00 View →
5 Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization Coursera Macquarie University $49.00 View →
6 Data Science with R Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
7 Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project Coursera University of Washington $79.00 View →
8 SQL Fundamentals for Data Analysts Coursera Corporate Finance Institute $49.00 View →
9 Machine Learning for Healthcare Professionals Coursera Northeastern University $49.00 View →
10 BI Essentials for Finance Analysts (Power BI Edition) Coursera Corporate Finance Institute $49.00 View →
11 ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka Coursera IBM $49.00 View →
12 Data Visualization for Beginners with Python & Power BI Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
13 Apache Spark with Scala – Hands-On with Big Data! Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
14 Real-World SQL Projects - 5 Hands-On Case Studies Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
15 Master in Microsoft Power BI Desktop and Service Coursera Packt $49.00 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. 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 Coursera. 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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northeastern University and Macquarie 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 5 September 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.

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