8 Best UX Research Courses on Coursera
We compared 8 UX Research courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including University of Michigan. 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
- 8
- Price range
- $9.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "ux research" 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 $9.99 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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UX Research at Scale: Surveys, Analytics, Online Testing
Offered by University of Michigan
This UX course will provide an overview of survey methodology from the perspective of UX research. UX surveys typically focus on uncovering user needs, connecting needs to user characteristics, and gaining insight into u...
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Strategic Content Design: UX Research & Tools
Offered by Packt
Content design has become a critical skill for creating products that truly resonate with users and drive measurable outcomes. This course introduces you to strategic, research-driven content design—equipping you with th...
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Communicate UX Research with Empathy Maps in Miro
Offered by Coursera
By the end of this project, you will be able to leverage applied empathy to interpret User Experience research so that it can be effectively communicated within an empathy map visualization. To do this, you will gain han...
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UX Research and Information Architecture
Offered by IBM
Unlock job-ready UX/UI design skills and experience in UX research and information architecture (IA). This course helps aspiring design professionals and web developers gain the in-demand UX research and IA skills to des...
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User Experience Research and Design
Offered by University of Michigan
Integrate UX Research and UX Design to create great products through understanding user needs, rapidly generating prototypes, and evaluating design concepts. Learners will gain hands-on experience with taking a product f...
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Research and Strategy for Effective Information Architecture
Offered by Packt
Information architecture (IA) is essential for creating user-centered digital products. This course teaches the research and strategic planning processes required for designing IA that aligns with user and business needs...
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Corporate Innovation & Intrapreneurship Programme
Offered by Creo Incubator
Corporate Innovation & Intrapreneurship Programme is designed for professionals who want to understand how innovation happens inside established organisations. Across four courses, learners explore intrapreneurial mindse...
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Principles of UX/UI Design
Offered by Meta
Learn the fundamentals of User Experience (UX) research and design. Become immersed in the UX process of identifying problems and iterating and testing designs to find appropriate solutions. You’ll learn how to empathize...
$49.00listed price
Best UX Research Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | UX Research at Scale: Surveys, Analytics, Online Testing | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Strategic Content Design: UX Research & Tools | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Communicate UX Research with Empathy Maps in Miro | Coursera | Coursera | $9.99 | View → |
| 4 | UX Research and Information Architecture | Coursera | IBM | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | User Experience Research and Design | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Research and Strategy for Effective Information Architecture | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Corporate Innovation & Intrapreneurship Programme | Coursera | Creo Incubator | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Principles of UX/UI Design | Coursera | Meta | $49.00 | 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 8 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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 Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Michigan — 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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