9 Best Leadership Development Courses on edX
We compared 9 Leadership Development courses currently listed on edX, priced from $125.00 to $536.40. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Adelaide University, Stellenbosch University and Hamad Bin Khalifa 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
- 9
- Price range
- $125.00 – $536.40
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 9 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "leadership development" 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 $125.00 to $536.40, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Designing and implementing a leadership development strategy
Offered by Adelaide University
This course is about adopting a strategic, meticulously researched, and carefully planned method for advancing leadership development in your organisation. You will delve into the latest and upcoming trends, such as the...
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Strategic Human Resources Management
Offered by Stellenbosch University
This course on Strategic Human Resources Management focuses on the essential strategies and practices that drive effective HR management in organizations. Participants will explore the alignment of HR with business objec...
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Navigating Peace Education in Times of Conflict
Offered by Hamad Bin Khalifa University
The first of its kind, this course develops leadership capacity for conflict resolution and social cohesion in the community and organizations as well as in the classroom. Participants will be able to plan, operationaliz...
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Let’s Get Happy: Happiness Drives Performance
Offered by The University of Maryland, College Park
Great leaders, create great culture, which yields great work: G3. Leadership requires skills and is in greater demand. Are you ready to lead when the call comes? Would you like to refresh your leadership skills? If so, t...
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Leadership for Contemporary Organizations
Offered by University of Canterbury
Learn about how leaders foster engagement, growth, and a sense of meaning at work in a changing and increasingly diverse environment as part of the UCx Organizational Psychology MicroMasters
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Inquiry-Driven Leadership
Offered by MIT Sloan School of Management
Solve business challenges by learning to ask questions that will drive innovation and organizational change.
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Women’s Leadership Program: Leading Teams
Offered by Yale SOM Executive Education
Develop your unique leadership style by leveraging your network, gaining practical decision-making tools, and harnessing everyday moments for impact.
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edX MOOC / Non-creditLeadership Program
Offered by UC Davis
Learn to adapt your leadership approach to the needs of your team and organization.
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edX MOOC / Non-creditAccelerated Management Program
Offered by Yale SOM Executive Education
Develop core management skills for tackling complex business challenges.
Price on site
Best Leadership Development Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Designing and implementing a leadership development strategy | edX | Adelaide University | $165.00 | View → |
| 2 | Strategic Human Resources Management | edX | Stellenbosch University | $536.40 | View → |
| 3 | Navigating Peace Education in Times of Conflict | edX | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | $125.00 | View → |
| 4 | Let’s Get Happy: Happiness Drives Performance | edX | The University of Maryland, College Park | $249.00 | View → |
| 5 | Leadership for Contemporary Organizations | edX | University of Canterbury | $169.00 | View → |
| 6 | Inquiry-Driven Leadership | edX | MIT Sloan School of Management | — | View → |
| 7 | Women’s Leadership Program: Leading Teams | edX | Yale SOM Executive Education | — | View → |
| 8 | Leadership Program | edX | UC Davis | — | View → |
| 9 | Accelerated Management Program | edX | Yale SOM Executive Education | — | 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 5 priced courses on this page run from $125.00 to $536.40, with the middle of the range around $169.00 — a spread of $411.40. 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. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Adelaide University, Stellenbosch University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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.