15 Best Environmental Science Courses on edX
We compared 15 Environmental Science courses currently listed on edX, priced from $50.00 to $666.00. 14 come from a named university or institution, including Chalmers University of Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Dartmouth College. 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
- $50.00 – $666.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "environmental science" 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 $50.00 to $666.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Foundations of Environmental Science: Measuring and monitoring our planet
Offered by Chalmers University of Technology
This course explores the critical aspects of environmental science, focusing on how we measure and monitor our planet's systems. You'll delve into methodologies used to assess environmental conditions and learn about the...
$268.20listed price -
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Introduction to Chesapeake Bay Environmental Science and Sustainability
Offered by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Explore the history, significance, and future of the Chesapeake Bay in this self-paced online course. Learn about key events, stakeholders, environmental challenges, and personal stories that shape the watershed while ex...
$149.00listed price -
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Introduction to Environmental Science
Offered by Dartmouth College
A scientific study of the natural world and how it is influenced by people. Major topics include: food, energy, human population, biodiversity and global change.
$50.00listed price -
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Connection and Community
Offered by The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Connection and Community emphasizes the necessity of connection and investigates how all life-forms are wired to connect, whether at a cellular level through our nerve cells, at a planetary level through the mycorrhizal...
$75.00listed price -
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Eaux, villes et changements climatiques
Offered by Polytechnique Montréal
Vous vous intéressez aux enjeux de l’eau en contexte de changements climatiques? Ce cours, alimenté par les interventions d’une vingtaine de spécialistes de Polytechnique Montréal et de partenaires, apporte un éclairage...
$75.00listed price -
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Worldviews - From Sustainability to Regeneration
Offered by ETH Zurich
This MOOC is the first part of an interconnected series of four MOOCs on Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS) which bring together science, design and transformative praxis as a fluid, intervention-based and s...
$50.00listed price -
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Frontiers of Science: Climate & Us
Offered by Columbia University
The Earth’s temperature is determined by a balance between incoming energy and outgoing energy, which is affected by many factors, including sunspots, astronomical cycles, and greenhouse gasses. In this course, we compar...
$50.00listed price -
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Animal Behaviour in Science and Conservation
Offered by Wageningen University & Research
This course explores the intricacies of animal behavior through the lenses of science and conservation. You'll gain insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other, which can inform conservation...
$340.20listed price -
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Synthetic Aperture Radar: Ecosystems
Offered by University of Alaska Fairbanks
This online course will introduce the contributions of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing to the monitoring of Earth’s ecosystems. Learn how the weather-independence of SAR combined with its ability to penetra...
$229.00listed price -
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Climate-Neutral World: Theory, Applications and Taking Action
Offered by Delft University of Technology
This course explores the concept of a climate-neutral world, focusing on both theoretical frameworks and practical applications. Participants will examine various approaches to addressing climate change and learn how to...
$666.00listed price -
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Resilient Energy Systems for Sustainable Communities
Offered by University of Alaska Fairbanks
This course focuses on resilient energy systems that are pivotal for building sustainable communities. It covers the principles and practices that underpin these systems, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and ef...
$448.20listed price -
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Bachelor of Science in Sustainability
Offered by Maryville University
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainability focuses on preparing students to understand and address the environmental, social, and economic challenges facing our planet. Through this program, learners can expect to explore...
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The Nitrogen Challenge from a Social Science Perspective
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
This course explores the complex relationship between nitrogen and society through a social science lens. You'll investigate the implications of nitrogen use, its environmental impact, and how policy decisions shape our...
$106.20listed price -
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Climate Change. The Science Behind the Crisis
Offered by Tel Aviv University
In this course, you will explore the scientific principles underpinning climate change and understand its impacts on our planet. You'll analyze data that highlights the severity of the crisis and discuss potential soluti...
$340.20listed price -
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Volcanic hazards
Offered by University of Canterbury
In this course, we will take you on an interactive tour around Icelandic volcanoes where we will be talking to experts on location, digging holes to discover past eruptions, and hearing amazing stories of survival. We wi...
$99.00listed price
Best Environmental Science Courses on edX 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 14 priced courses on this page run from $50.00 to $666.00, with the middle of the range around $149.00 — a spread of $616.00. 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 edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 14 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Chalmers University of Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Dartmouth College — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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