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25 Best Optimization Courses Online

We compared 25 Optimization courses currently listed on edX, Udemy and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $672.30. 13 come from a named university or institution, including Stanford University, Seoul National University and RWTH Aachen 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
25
Price range
$19.99 – $672.30
Providers
edX, Udemy, Coursera
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Udemy, Coursera, matched to "optimization" 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 $672.30, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Telehealth: Strategy, Implementation, and Optimization

    Offered by Stanford University

    This course focuses on the strategic aspects of telehealth, guiding you through its implementation and optimization processes. You'll explore how to design effective telehealth systems that address real-world health chal...

    $672.30
    listed price
  2. 2
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Introduction to Optimization

    Offered by Seoul National University

    A self-contained course on the fundamentals of modern optimization with equal emphasis on theory, implementation, and application. We consider linear and nonlinear optimization problems, including network flow problems a...

    $54.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Mathematical Optimization for Engineers

    Offered by RWTH Aachen University

    Learn the mathematical and computational basics for applying optimization successfully. Master the different formulations and the important concepts behind their solution methods. Learn to implement and solve optimizatio...

    $119.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Lowest price here

    Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques with Matlab

    This course is your introduction to the world of optimization techniques. If you know Matlab or pythons and want to learn how to find the best solution for any problem then this course is for you.In this course, we will...

    $19.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate

    Artificial Intelligence: Optimization Algorithms in Python

    What would an “optimal world” look like to you? Would people get along better? Would transport run faster? Would we take better care of our environment?Many data scientists choose to optimize by using pre-built machine l...

    $199.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    Optimization with Python: Solve Operations Research Problems

    Operational planning and long term planning for companies are more complex in recent years. Information changes fast, and the decision making is a hard task. Therefore, optimization algorithms (operations research)...

    $19.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    Web Dev: Optimization, Server Processing, and JavaScript

    Offered by Logical Operations

    To round out your web-development skills, you'll improve web content by adjusting layouts, performing basic search-engine optimization (SEO), and test your website for issues. You'll also submit data to a web server for...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera Certificate

    AI Traffic Analysis and Optimization

    Offered by Coursera

    By completing this course, you will be able to measure, analyze, and optimize AI-driven SEO performance using traffic data, attribution reports, and key performance indicators. AI Traffic Analysis and Optimization focuse...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    Introduction to optimization on smooth manifolds: first order methods

    Offered by École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

    Learn to optimize on smooth, nonlinear spaces: Join us to build your foundations (starting at "what is a manifold?") and confidently implement your first algorithm (Riemannian gradient descent).

    $75.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    Optimization: principles and algorithms - Unconstrained nonlinear optimization

    Offered by École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction to unconstrained nonlinear optimization, Newton’s algorithms and descent methods.

    $59.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Operations Research

    Offered by National Taiwan University

    This Specialization is intended for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of business, management, and engineering seeking to learn optimization techniques and applications. Through four courses, we will cove...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Mathematics for Machine Learning

    Offered by Imperial College London

    For a lot of higher level courses in Machine Learning and Data Science, you find you need to freshen up on the basics in mathematics - stuff you may have studied before in school or university, but which was taught in an...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This Business Analytics course in Excel is the second of a three part series, with the intended audience business professionals, MBA students, advanced undergraduates, and analysts who already understand basic analytics...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Algebra and Differential Calculus for Data Science

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    Are you interested in Data Science but lack the math background for it? Has math always been a tough subject that you tend to avoid? This course will teach you the most fundamental Calculus concepts that you will need fo...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    DevOps, DataOps, MLOps

    Offered by Duke University

    Learn how to apply Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) to solve real-world problems. The course covers end-to-end solutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI) pair programming using technologies like GitHub Copilot to bui...

    $49.00
    listed price
  16. 16
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Advanced Algorithms and Complexity

    Offered by University of California San Diego

    In previous courses of our online specialization you've learned the basic algorithms, and now you are ready to step into the area of more complex problems and algorithms to solve them. Advanced algorithms build upon basi...

    $79.00
    listed price
  17. 17
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This specialization builds on topics introduced in single and multivariable differentiable calculus to develop the theory and applications of integral calculus. , The focus on the specialization is to using calculus to a...

    $49.00
    listed price
  18. 18
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Differential Calculus through Data and Modeling

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This specialization provides an introduction to topics in single and multivariable calculus, and focuses on using calculus to address questions in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn to use the tools of...

    $49.00
    listed price
  19. 19
    Coursera Master's Degree University-backed

    Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    This course covers basic algorithm design techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. It concludes with a brief introduction to intractability (NP-completeness) and using linear/int...

    $99.00
    listed price
  20. 20
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Applied AI for Engineers and Scientists: Foundations

    Offered by University of Glasgow

    This Specialization is designed for engineering and general science students to learn and apply AI techniques most effectively and efficiently. Unlike Specializations for computer science students, the most popular and e...

    $49.00
    listed price
  21. 21
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Differential Calculus Fundamentals

    Offered by University of Huddersfield

    Master the essential concepts of differential calculus and develop expertise in analyzing rates of change and solving optimization problems. In this comprehensive course, you'll learn to calculate derivatives from first...

    $49.00
    listed price
  22. 22
    Coursera Certificate University-backed

    Analytics for Decision Making

    Offered by University of Minnesota

    The field of analytics is typically built on four pillars: Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Causal Analytics, and Prescriptive Analytics. Descriptive analytics (e.g., visualization, BI) deal with the explorat...

    $49.00
    listed price
  23. 23
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Computational Methods in Pricing and Model Calibration

    Offered by Columbia University

    This course focuses on computational methods in option and interest rate, product’s pricing and model calibration. The first module will introduce different types of options in the market, followed by an in-depth discuss...

    $99.00
    listed price
  24. 24
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Mathematical Foundations of AI

    Offered by RWTH Aachen University

    "Mathematical Foundatiouns of AI" offers a rigorous introduction to the fundamental concepts of linear algebra, calculus, and optimization theory that form the mathematical basis of machine learning, data science, deep l...

    $99.00
    listed price
  25. 25
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Business Analytics with Excel

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This specialization equips learners to build, solve, and interpret sophisticated optimization and simulation models using Excel. Through hands-on application of Excel Solver and a wide variety of formulas, students tackl...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Optimization Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Telehealth: Strategy, Implementation, and Optimization edX Stanford University $672.30 View →
2 Introduction to Optimization edX Seoul National University $54.00 View →
3 Mathematical Optimization for Engineers edX RWTH Aachen University $119.00 View →
4 Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques with Matlab Udemy $19.99 View →
5 Artificial Intelligence: Optimization Algorithms in Python Udemy $199.99 View →
6 Optimization with Python: Solve Operations Research Problems Udemy $19.99 View →
7 Web Dev: Optimization, Server Processing, and JavaScript Coursera Logical Operations $49.00 View →
8 AI Traffic Analysis and Optimization Coursera Coursera $49.00 View →
9 Introduction to optimization on smooth manifolds: first order methods edX École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne $75.00 View →
10 Optimization: principles and algorithms - Unconstrained nonlinear opti... edX École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne $59.00 View →
11 Operations Research Coursera National Taiwan University $49.00 View →
12 Mathematics for Machine Learning Coursera Imperial College London $49.00 View →
13 Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
14 Algebra and Differential Calculus for Data Science Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $49.00 View →
15 DevOps, DataOps, MLOps Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
16 Advanced Algorithms and Complexity Coursera University of California San Diego $79.00 View →
17 Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
18 Differential Calculus through Data and Modeling Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
19 Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $99.00 View →
20 Applied AI for Engineers and Scientists: Foundations Coursera University of Glasgow $49.00 View →
21 Differential Calculus Fundamentals Coursera University of Huddersfield $49.00 View →
22 Analytics for Decision Making Coursera University of Minnesota $49.00 View →
23 Computational Methods in Pricing and Model Calibration Coursera Columbia University $99.00 View →
24 Mathematical Foundations of AI edX RWTH Aachen University $99.00 View →
25 Business Analytics with Excel Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →

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What the prices here tell you

The 25 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $672.30, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $652.31. 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, Udemy and Coursera. 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. 13 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Stanford University, Seoul National University and RWTH Aachen University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

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