9 Best Evolution Courses on Coursera
We compared 9 Evolution courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Rice University, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Alberta. 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
- 9
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 9 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "evolution" 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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity
Offered by Rice University
In this 3-course specialization, you will learn to see nature the way a biologist does. You will gain an understanding and appreciation for the incredible diversity of life and the interdependence of all living things. Y...
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Introduction to Biology: Evolution
Offered by Rice University
Evolution is one of the most interesting fields within biology, and one that’s central to a complete understanding of modern biology. We begin by tracing how Charles Darwin developed a theory of evolution by natural sele...
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The Big Stuff: Evolution and Ecology
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
In this course, we will explore how evolution works to generate new species, the wide variety of life on earth. We will also touch on the importance of biodiversity for the overall health of our planet, and for our well...
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Evolution and Biodiversity
Offered by Pearson
Discover how natural selection acts upon biodiversity to drive long-term changes in populations, a fundamental process of evolution. This course examines how advantageous traits are retained while others are lost, and ho...
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Science & Religion 101
Offered by University of Alberta
This course examines the nature of both science and religion and attempts to explore the possible relationships between them. The primary purpose is to dispel the popular myth that science and religion are entrenched in...
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Experiments and Variations in Bipedalism
Offered by Dartmouth College
This course will help you learn how fossils give us an insight into how the early members of our lineage walked bipedally. The four million years old bone of Australopithecus anamensis is the oldest undisputed evidence f...
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Bipedalism: The Science of Upright Walking
Offered by Dartmouth College
Have you ever wondered why humans walk on two legs rather than four? This Specialization explores how science investigates this unusual form of locomotion. We have developed a Specialization that explores how science inv...
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Libertarian Free Will
Offered by Dartmouth College
Yes, we have free will! This Specialization will explore Libertarian Free Will and discuss philosophical arguments and neuroscientific evidence for and against its existence. In this Specialization, we will dismantle arg...
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Introduction to Biology
Offered by Pearson
This Specialization introduces students to the core principles of biology, from the chemistry of life and cell structure to genetics, evolution, ecology, and biotechnology. Students will learn to apply the scientific met...
$49.00listed price
Best Evolution Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity | Coursera | Rice University | $79.00 | View → |
| 2 | Introduction to Biology: Evolution | Coursera | Rice University | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | The Big Stuff: Evolution and Ecology | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Evolution and Biodiversity | Coursera | Pearson | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Science & Religion 101 | Coursera | University of Alberta | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Experiments and Variations in Bipedalism | Coursera | Dartmouth College | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Bipedalism: The Science of Upright Walking | Coursera | Dartmouth College | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Libertarian Free Will | Coursera | Dartmouth College | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Introduction to Biology | Coursera | Pearson | $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 9 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Rice University, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Alberta — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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