11 Best Global Health Courses on edX
We compared 11 Global Health courses currently listed on edX, priced from $25.00 to $379.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Harvard University, George Washington University and Columbia 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
- 11
- Price range
- $25.00 – $379.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "global health" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
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 $25.00 to $379.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective
Offered by Harvard University
Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.
$225.00listed price -
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Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety
Offered by Harvard University
An introduction to the emerging field of global healthcare quality.
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edX MOOC / Non-creditGlobal Health Delivery
Offered by Harvard VPAL
Understand the challenges facing healthcare delivery, and design a solution for real-world implementation.
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Capstone: Maternal and Child Health
Offered by George Washington University
In this capstone course learners will integrate and synthesize knowledge gained from the four preceding courses and apply that knowledge to real-world maternal and child health scenarios nationally and globally with focu...
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Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice
Offered by Columbia University
Recently, menstruation has attracted attention as an important public health issue, resulting in the proliferation of new research, programs, and policies aimed at tackling menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) challenges f...
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The Online Doctor of Public Health from The George Washington University
Offered by George Washington University
The Online Doctor of Public Health from The George Washington University is designed for professionals looking to deepen their expertise in public health. This program focuses on equipping students with the knowledge and...
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MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe
Offered by Harvard University
How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed to control and eliminate malaria.
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Making a Difference Ⅰ: Evidence-based Impact
Offered by Tel Aviv University
Learn how you can make a difference at a global scale using reliable evidence, careful evaluation, and your unique skillset.
$149.00listed price -
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Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic
Offered by Harvard University
Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.
$149.00listed price -
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What to Finance in Health and at What Price?
Offered by Inter-American Development Bank
Learn from more than 40 experts from around the world about two key strategies to improve the efficiency of public spending on health and support countries to move towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC): explicit priori...
$25.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditGlobal Public Health
Offered by SDG Academy
Understanding the value of health not just as a benefit or right of individuals, but as a global public need.
$59.00listed price
Best Global Health 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 9 priced courses on this page run from $25.00 to $379.00, with the middle of the range around $149.00 — a spread of $354.00. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Harvard University, George Washington University and Columbia University — 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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