15 Best Data Types Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Data Types courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $9.99 to $680.40. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Imperial College London and The Georgia Institute of Technology. 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
- $9.99 – $680.40
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "data types" 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 $9.99 to $680.40, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Golang for Beginners: Data Types, Functions, and Packages
Offered by Coursera
In this 1.5-hour long guided project, you will get up to speed with the basics of the Go programming language. We will do this buy creating a command line interface airfare calculator step by step. Go (also known as Gola...
$9.99listed price -
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Introduction to Python for Researchers
Offered by Imperial College London
This course teaches the fundamentals of Python 3 in the context of academic research. Our tutor team support researchers across the whole of Imperial College London, including in science, engineering, mathematics, comput...
$49.00listed price -
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Java from Beginner to Expert
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...
$49.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming - C++
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now 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 yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Open Source Application Development
Offered by Illinois Tech
This course introduces basic concepts of systems programming using a modern open source language. You will learn to apply basic programming concepts toward solving problems, writing pseudocode, working with and effective...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Rust Programming and Core Concepts
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now 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 yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Python Programming
Offered by The Georgia Institute of Technology
This course serves as a foundational introduction to Python programming, perfect for those looking to get started with coding. You'll learn about basic syntax, data structures, and programming concepts that are essential...
$680.40listed price -
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Scala Fundamentals
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...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Programming with Python
Offered by Logical Operations
Though Python® has been in use for more than 30 years, it has become one of the most popular languages for software development, particularly within the fields of data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence,...
$49.00listed price -
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The Complete C# Programming Course for Beginners
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...
$49.00listed price -
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Python for Absolute Beginners with Hands-on Practice.
Are you new to programming and would like to start with one of the most widely used and accessible languages worldwide? The goal of this course, "Python for Absolute Beginners with Hands-on Practice", is to help you beco...
$19.99listed price -
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Python Mastery for Beginners
In this course, we'll take a deep dive into Python, a super cool programming language. Whether you're new to coding or have some experience, this course will guide you through Python's basics with simplicity and clarity....
$19.99listed price -
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Learn Python from Scratch | Python for Absolute Beginners
This course is designed for absolute beginners who are willing to practice and learn step by step.Python is one of the most popular and beginner-friendly programming languages in the world. If you have never written a si...
$24.99listed price -
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Java School 1: Basic Programming for Students and Beginners
Welcome to Java School, the perfect course for anyone looking to learn programming from the ground up! This course is designed for:High school students who are approaching coding for the first time.First-year university...
$24.99listed price -
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Java Masterclass for Absolute Beginners
Are you completely new to programming and want to start your journey with one of the most in-demand and powerful programming languages? Welcome to the Java Masterclass for Absolute Beginners — your comprehensive, hands-o...
$19.99listed price
Best Data Types Courses for Beginners compared
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What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $680.40, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $670.41. 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 Coursera, edX and Udemy. 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Imperial College London and The Georgia Institute of Technology — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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