13 Best Modeling Courses on edX
We compared 13 Modeling courses currently listed on edX, priced from $59.00 to $309.00. 10 come from a named university or institution, including Maryville University, Gonzaga University and University of Alaska Fairbanks. 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
- 13
- Price range
- $59.00 – $309.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 13 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "modeling" 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 $59.00 to $309.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Modeling and Simulation of Multibody Systems - Part I
Offered by Université catholique de Louvain
Vehicles, bicycles, cranes, human body and robots are multibody systems. Learn how to model them and compute their kinematic and dynamic characteristics, such as velocities, accelerations and forces.
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Machine Learning
Offered by Maryville University
This Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Machine Learning provides a focused approach for professionals looking to deepen their understanding of machine learning concepts and applications. Participants will engage with key...
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Applied Mathematics
Offered by Gonzaga University
This course in Applied Mathematics covers essential mathematical concepts and techniques that are applicable in various fields, particularly in data analysis and machine learning. You'll gain a foundational understanding...
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3D Printing Unlocked: Intermediate Design Techniques
Offered by University of Alaska Fairbanks
Take your 3D printing skills to the next level in this three-week online course! This intermediate online course expands on your foundational knowledge of 3D design, moving from the basics of tinkercad to the more powerf...
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Prescriptive Analytics
Offered by Dartmouth College
With Dartmouth Engineering, learn to transform data into actionable strategies in Prescriptive Analytics for Digital Transformation. Use Python to build and solve optimization models, tackle complex decisions, and levera...
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Breeding Programme Modelling with AlphaSimR
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
Breeding programmes are key to the genetic improvement of plant varieties and animal breeds used in agriculture. This unique course shows how to model an existing or new breeding programme and the evaluation of alternati...
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Ergonomics in Design
Offered by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The course is designed to provide a basic understanding of ergonomics in design through the introduction of human anatomy, anthropometry, and modeling techniques with the aim of improving safety, productivity, comfort an...
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Probability and Statistics I: A Gentle Introduction to Probability
Offered by The Georgia Institute of Technology
This course provides an introduction to basic probability concepts. Our emphasis is on applications in science and engineering, with the goal of enhancing modeling and analysis skills for a variety of real-world problems...
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Probability Theory
Offered by Delft University of Technology
This course provides an introduction to probability theory. You will encounter discrete and continuous random variables and learn in which situations they appear, what their properties are and how they interact.
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Advanced Statistical Inference and Modelling Using R
Offered by University of Canterbury
Extend your knowledge of linear regression to the situations where the response variable is binary, a count, or categorical as well as to hierarchical experimental set-up.
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Model-Based Automotive Systems Engineering
Offered by Chalmers University of Technology
Learn how to model and simulate system dynamics in automotive engineering
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Comprehensive Introduction to PyTorch
Offered by CodeSignal
Build practical PyTorch skills for deep learning, from tensor operations to neural network training and optimization. Apply these concepts through hands-on modeling with real datasets, including multi-class classificatio...
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Engineering Design
Offered by MathWorks
Gain a comprehensive overview of the engineering design workflow through the power of modeling and simulation.
$59.00listed price
Best Modeling 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 11 priced courses on this page run from $59.00 to $309.00, with the middle of the range around $139.00 — a spread of $250.00. 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. 10 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Maryville University, Gonzaga University and University of Alaska Fairbanks — 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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