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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.

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

    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...

    $9.99
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    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...

    $680.40
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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,...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    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...

    $19.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    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....

    $19.99
    listed price
  13. 13
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    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...

    $24.99
    listed price
  14. 14
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    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...

    $24.99
    listed price
  15. 15
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    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...

    $19.99
    listed price

Best Data Types Courses for Beginners 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 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.

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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