15 Best Machine Learning Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Machine Learning courses currently listed on edX, Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $309.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including MGH Institute of Health Professions, University of Colorado Boulder and Google Cloud & New York Institute of Finance. 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
- $19.99 – $309.00
- Providers
- edX, Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Coursera, Udemy, matched to "machine learning" 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 $19.99 to $309.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to AI & Machine Learning in Healthcare
Offered by MGH Institute of Health Professions
In this introductory course, you'll explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are transforming healthcare. You'll build a solid foundation in AI and ML fundamentals, learning how these technologi...
$309.00listed price -
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Introduction to Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Introduction to Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning explores how machines uncover structure, patterns, and relationships in data without labeled outcomes. In this course, you’ll learn how to analyze and visualize hig...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP
Offered by Google Cloud & New York Institute of Finance
In this course, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of trading, including the concept of trend, returns, stop-loss, and volatility. You will learn how to identify the profit source and structure of basic quantitative tra...
$79.00listed price -
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Introduction to Machine Learning
Offered by Duke University
This course provides a foundational understanding of machine learning models (logistic regression, multilayer perceptrons, convolutional neural networks, natural language processing, etc.) and demonstrates how they can s...
$49.00listed price -
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IBM Introduction to Machine Learning
Offered by IBM
Machine learning skills are becoming more and more essential in the modern job market. In 2019, Machine Learning Engineer was ranked as the #1 job in the United States, based on the incredible 344% growth of job openings...
$49.00listed price -
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Udemy CertificateBeginner Guide to Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Implement Machine Learning algorithmsHow to improve your Machine Learning ModelsBuild a portfolio of work to have on your resumeSupervised and Unsupervised LearningExplore large datasets using data visualization tools li...
$99.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateIntroduction to Python for Machine Learning (In Indonesian)
Phyton bisa dibilang merupakan bahasa pemrograman utama dengan tingkat perkembangan yang pesat. Phyton bisa berkembang pesat dan cepat karena memiliki bahasa pemrograman yang cenderung 'ramah' dibanding lain nya. Dengan...
$24.99listed price -
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NumPy Mastery for Machine Learning & AI-Beginner to Pro 2025
Master NumPy step by step with coding exercises, real-world projects, and quizzes — build the foundation for ML, AI & Deep Learning.Course DescriptionNumPy is the foundation of nearly every Machine Learning, Deep Lea...
$19.99listed price -
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditMachine Learning: from Zero to Hero: (1) Introduction to ML
Machine Learning: From Zero to Hero is a series of courses designed for anyone looking to start a career as an ML engineer, DL Engineer, data scientist, or AI engineer.This series approaches Machine Learning from two mai...
$39.99listed price -
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Udemy BootcampThe Complete Machine Learning Bootcamp for Beginners 2025
The Machine Learning Bootcamp for Complete Beginners 2025 is the fastest way to start your journey into Python programming, data science, and machine learning—no prior experience required.We’ll start from the very basics...
$199.99listed price -
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn
This course introduces machine learning covering the three main techniques used in industry: regression, classification, and clustering. It is designed to be self-contained, easy to approach, and fast to assimilate.You w...
$199.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateMachine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Beginners Course
Congratulations and welcome to your Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence learning journey! We’re thrilled to have you on board. By enrolling in this course, you’ve taken a bold step into the future—one where in...
$19.99listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditMachine Learning for Absolute Beginners - Level 1
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to AI and Machine Learning on GC - Deutsch
Offered by Google Cloud
In diesem Kurs lernen Sie die KI- und ML-Funktionen von Google Cloud kennen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Entwicklung von Projekten mit generativer und prädiktiver KI. Dabei werden die verschiedenen Technologien, Produk...
$49.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Machine Learning with SciKit Learn
Offered by CodeSignal
Build a practical foundation in machine learning with scikit-learn, from data preprocessing to model training and evaluation. Explore regression, classification, ensembles, cross-validation, and hyperparameter tuning.
$135.00listed price
Best Machine Learning Courses for Beginners 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $309.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $289.01. 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, Coursera and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including MGH Institute of Health Professions, University of Colorado Boulder and Google Cloud & New York Institute of Finance — 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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