15 Best Sustainability Courses on edX
We compared 15 Sustainability courses currently listed on edX, priced from $5.00 to $1,301.40. 10 come from a named university or institution, including ETH Zurich, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Wageningen University & Research. 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
- $5.00 – $1,301.40
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "sustainability" 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 $5.00 to $1,301.40, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Worldviews - From Sustainability to Regeneration
Offered by ETH Zurich
This MOOC is the first part of an interconnected series of four MOOCs on Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS) which bring together science, design and transformative praxis as a fluid, intervention-based and s...
$50.00listed price -
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Environmental Management for Sustainability
Offered by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
This course on Environmental Management for Sustainability looks to equip participants with the tools and knowledge necessary for fostering sustainable practices in various environments. You'll explore the principles of...
$536.40listed price -
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Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability
Offered by Wageningen University & Research
This course explores the relationship between chemistry and technology in the context of sustainability. You'll gain insights into how chemical processes can be aligned with sustainable practices, providing you with valu...
$842.40listed price -
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification: Sustainability Project
Offered by Technical University of Munich
This Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification course focuses on applying sustainability principles within project management. You'll explore how to optimize processes while minimizing environmental impacts, equipping you...
$1,301.40listed price -
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Food Security and Sustainability
Offered by Wageningen University & Research
This course focuses on the critical issues of food security and sustainability, exploring how they intersect and impact global communities. You'll evaluate various strategies, policies, and practices aimed at improving f...
$448.20listed price -
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Bachelor of Science in Sustainability
Offered by Maryville University
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainability focuses on preparing students to understand and address the environmental, social, and economic challenges facing our planet. Through this program, learners can expect to explore...
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Sustainability & Major Sport Events
Offered by Hamad Bin Khalifa University
In this course, you'll explore the intersection of sustainability and major sporting events. You'll gain insights into how large-scale events impact the environment and the strategies used to promote sustainability in th...
$214.20listed price -
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Sustainability in Action: Strategy to Practices for Greener Future
Offered by Seoul National University
Gain the skills to lead sustainability initiatives and create meaningful, lasting change. This course covers everything from ESG strategies to renewable energy, circular economies, and sustainable food systems. You’ll le...
$54.00listed price -
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Introduction to Chesapeake Bay Environmental Science and Sustainability
Offered by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Explore the history, significance, and future of the Chesapeake Bay in this self-paced online course. Learn about key events, stakeholders, environmental challenges, and personal stories that shape the watershed while ex...
$149.00listed price -
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Engineers Canada – Sustainability in practice
Offered by Engineers Canada
How can you include sustainable development and environmental stewardship principles in your engineering projects? Follow Engineers Canada’s National guideline! Through real-life case studies, see how engineers in variou...
$75.00listed price -
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Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries
Offered by World Bank
This online course, presented jointly by the Institute for Capacity Development, the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, and the World Bank, provides an overview of the World Bank–IMF Debt Sustainability Framework f...
$25.00listed price -
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Strategic Communication for Sustainability Leaders
Offered by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Communicating science effectively is a critical skill for anyone involved in environmental policy or sustainability. Learn how to integrate effective visualizations into compelling narratives to clearly explain complex e...
$149.00listed price -
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Sustainability Fundamentals: Concepts, Policy, and Navigating Transitions
Offered by The London School of Economics and Political Science
Explore the complex and often contested nature of sustainability by learning about key concepts, policy frameworks, and the political dynamics that shape transitions toward a more sustainable future for all.
$149.00listed price -
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Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt Sustainability Project
Offered by Technical University of Munich
Implement a Lean Six Sigma improvement project along with the DMAIC phases, from its identification to the evaluation of its result, to earn the TUM Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
$839.00listed price -
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Urban Upgrading for Inclusion, Sustainability and Resilience in a time of Global Pandemics
Offered by World Bank Group
This course is based on the World Bank’s Urban Upgrading for Inclusion, Sustainability and Resilience in a time of Global Pandemics. The course focuses on the conceptual and operational aspects of designing, implementing...
$5.00listed price
Best Sustainability 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 14 priced courses on this page run from $5.00 to $1,301.40, with the middle of the range around $149.00 — a spread of $1,296.40. 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. 10 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including ETH Zurich, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Wageningen University & Research — 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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