12 Best Database Design Courses for Beginners
We compared 12 Database Design courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $129.99. 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
- 12
- Price range
- $19.99 – $129.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 12 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "database design" 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 $129.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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SQLServer for Beginners: Database Design & CRUD Operations
Offered by Coursera
In this 1.5-hour long guided project, you will learn how to design a database using Microsoft SQL Server. You will also learn how to use SQL, structured query language to retrieve, insert, update, and delete data in the...
$49.00listed price -
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SQL for Beginners with Real Projects
Data is the backbone of every business today, and SQL (Structured Query Language) is the universal language used to manage and analyze it. Whether you want to launch a career in data analysis, work with databases in soft...
$54.99listed price -
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Introduction to Data Warehouse
A Data warehouse is a database that is used for data analysis and reporting. It is a central repository for all the data that is needed for reporting and analysis. Data and analytics have become indispensable to business...
$19.99listed price -
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MySQL Database Training for Beginners
Discover how to use MySQL, a popular choice of database for use in powerful web applications! During this 5.5-hour MySQL beginner course, discover the fundamental concepts beginner MySQL administrators need to master. Y...
$74.99listed price -
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MySQL Database Admin -DBA for Beginners
The MySQL is the world's most popular open source database.This course will teach you a lot to start using this incredibly popular MySQL database and gain useful skills in the process. In learning about...
$129.99listed price -
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Beginners FileMaker Pro 12 Training - A Practical Guide
This FileMaker Pro 12 training course from Infinite Skills introduces you to the basics of managing your data with the FileMaker Pro database. FileMaker 12 is a very popular cross-platform, relational database applicati...
$49.99listed price -
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The Complete MySQL Course: SQL for Beginners to Advanced
Do you want to learn MySQL and SQL from scratch and confidently work with real-world databases?This course is designed for beginners, students, developers, and aspiring data professionals who want to build strong SQL and...
$19.99listed price -
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MySQL Workbench Tutorial for Beginners
Welcome to our MySQL Workbench Course!In this Video Course, learn MySQL Workbench and its concepts. Workbench is a UI i.e. a graphical tool for working with MySQL Servers and Databases. MySQL is an open-source relational...
$19.99listed price -
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Database and SQL for Beginners
This course covers the following topics:What is a DatabaseDBMS and RDBMSRelational Database Terminology - Primary key, Foreign key etc.Structured Query Language (SQL)Types of SQL commands - DDL, DCL, DML and QueryHow to...
$29.99listed price -
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SQL Masterclass: Beginner to Expert
Unlock the Power of SQL: From Beginner to ExpertJoin our comprehensive SQL Masterclass and transform your career with in-demand database skills. This 4-phase journey takes you from SQL foundations to advanced query exper...
$59.99listed price -
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Introduction to Relational Databases
Offered by Illinois Tech
Database management systems are a crucial part of most large-scale industry and open-source systems. This course will introduce you to important concepts of database systems and design. We will learn what relational data...
$49.00listed price -
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SQL From Beginner to Advanced
Offered by LearnKartS
Data is everywhere. The people who can query it, design it, & secure it are the ones getting hired. This specialization takes you from zero SQL knowledge to job-ready skills. Here’s what you will build skills in: SQL Fou...
$49.00listed price
Best Database Design Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQLServer for Beginners: Database Design & CRUD Operations | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | SQL for Beginners with Real Projects | Udemy | — | $54.99 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Data Warehouse | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 4 | MySQL Database Training for Beginners | Udemy | — | $74.99 | View → |
| 5 | MySQL Database Admin -DBA for Beginners | Udemy | — | $129.99 | View → |
| 6 | Beginners FileMaker Pro 12 Training - A Practical Guide | Udemy | — | $49.99 | View → |
| 7 | The Complete MySQL Course: SQL for Beginners to Advanced | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 8 | MySQL Workbench Tutorial for Beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 9 | Database and SQL for Beginners | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 10 | SQL Masterclass: Beginner to Expert | Udemy | — | $59.99 | View → |
| 11 | Introduction to Relational Databases | Coursera | Illinois Tech | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | SQL From Beginner to Advanced | Coursera | LearnKartS | $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 12 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $129.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $110.00. 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 Coursera 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.
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.