15 Best Embedded Systems Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Embedded Systems courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $39.00 to $99.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Irvine and Duke 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
- $39.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "embedded systems" 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 $39.00 to $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Real-Time Embedded Systems Theory and Analysis
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5316, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This course provides an in-depth and full mathematical derivation and review of mod...
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UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5346, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems is the first of three classes in the E...
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Real-Time Embedded Systems
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
The Real-Time Embedded Systems specialization is a series of four course taking you from a beginning practitioner, to a more advanced real-time system analyst and designer. Knowledge and experience gained on hard to mast...
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FPGA Design for Embedded Systems
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
The objective of this course is to acquire proficiency with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)s for the purpose of creating prototypes or products for a variety of applications. Although FPGA design can be a complex t...
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Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded systems, focusing on how these technologies are reshaping our world. You'll gain insights into the critical relationship between...
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Introduction to Automotive Embedded Systems
Offered by STARWEAVER
This course is designed to introduce learners to the critical role of embedded systems in automotive technology. Starting with foundational concepts and frameworks, the course progresses through the design, development,...
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Embedded Systems using C
Offered by EDUCBA
Embark on a comprehensive journey into Embedded Systems with this course. Module 1, "Introduction to Embedded Systems," lays the foundation by exploring principles, architectures, and essential devices. In Module 2, "Pro...
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Development of Secure Embedded Systems
Offered by 28DIGITAL
Three people died after the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul, Korea, at San Fransisco International Airport (SFO) on July 6, 2013. The American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) establish...
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Rust Programming
Offered by Duke University
This comprehensive Rust Specialization from Coursera and Duke University, a top Data Science and AI program, provides software engineers, data scientists, and technical professionals with applied skills to leverage Rust’...
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C Programming: Pointers and Memory Management - 4
Offered by Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom
In this course, we will examine a key concept, foundational to any programming language: the usage of memory. This course builds upon the basic concept of pointers, discussed in C Programming: Modular Programming and Mem...
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C Programming with Linux
Offered by Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom
In this C Programming with Linux Specialization program of seven short courses, you will learn how to write, read and debug computer programs in the C programming language while also becoming familiar with the Linux oper...
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Advanced Embedded Linux Development
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This courses in this specialization can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5305 - 5307, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. This specialization provides students with the fundamentals...
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Introduction to Internet of Things
Offered by IIT Bombay
Enroll in "Introduction to Internet of Things," a meticulously curated course by the eminent faculty of IIT Bombay in conjunction with TIH Foundation for IoT & IoE. This comprehensive course, spanning four modules, equip...
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Programming for the Internet of Things Project
Offered by University of California, Irvine
In this Capstone course, you will design a microcontroller-based embedded system. As an option, you can also build and test a system. The focus of your project will be to design the system so that it can be built on a lo...
$69.00listed price -
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Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoard™ Development Platform
Offered by University of California San Diego
Do you want to develop skills to prototype mobile-enabled products using state-of-the-art technologies? In this course you will build a hardware and software development environment to guide your journey through the Inte...
$39.00listed price
Best Embedded Systems Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Real-Time Embedded Systems Theory and Analysis | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $99.00 | View → |
| 2 | UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $99.00 | View → |
| 3 | Real-Time Embedded Systems | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $79.00 | View → |
| 4 | FPGA Design for Embedded Systems | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $79.00 | View → |
| 5 | Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $39.00 | View → |
| 6 | Introduction to Automotive Embedded Systems | Coursera | STARWEAVER | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Embedded Systems using C | Coursera | EDUCBA | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Development of Secure Embedded Systems | Coursera | 28DIGITAL | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Rust Programming | Coursera | Duke University | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | C Programming: Pointers and Memory Management - 4 | Coursera | Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | C Programming with Linux | Coursera | Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Advanced Embedded Linux Development | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $79.00 | View → |
| 13 | Introduction to Internet of Things | Coursera | IIT Bombay | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Programming for the Internet of Things Project | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $69.00 | View → |
| 15 | Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoard™ Development Platform | Coursera | University of California San Diego | $39.00 | 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 $39.00 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $60.00. 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 Colorado Boulder, University of California, Irvine and Duke University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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