6 Best Additive Manufacturing Courses on Coursera
We compared 6 Additive Manufacturing courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including Arizona State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Miami. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "additive manufacturing" 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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Additive Manufacturing
Offered by Arizona State University
This specialization is designed to be an introduction to additive manufacturing (AM) with exposure to six different AM processes. The field of AM can be broadly divided into three elements: process, materials and design....
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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This Specialization will introduce you to the magic of 3D printing. Through a series of four cohesive courses and a hands-on capstone experience, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to turn your ideas into objects...
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Additive Manufacturing Scientific Concepts and Applications
Offered by University of Miami
This specialization combines in-depth scientific concepts with the latest technological advancements in the field. Participants will not only gain a solid understanding of the fundamental science but also stay informed o...
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3D Printing Capstone
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The capstone will integrate the learning acquired from the four courses in the 3D Printing Specialization through a hands-on project. This project will enable you to turn an idea into an object using the knowledge and sk...
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Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing
Offered by Arizona State University
This specialization will help you understand how prototyping can be accelerated by the use of 3D printing. It first provides insights into the core processes in engineering and product design & development to bring out t...
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Fabrication additive : l'impression 3D dans l'industrie
Offered by Institut Mines-Télécom
Vous avez tous entendu parler de “l’impression 3D”, vous avez peut-être également vu des termes comme "fabrication additive", "SLM", "FDM", “SLA”... L’impression 3D semble être partout, du chantier à la cuisine en passan...
$49.00listed price
Best Additive Manufacturing Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Additive Manufacturing | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Additive Manufacturing Scientific Concepts and Applications | Coursera | University of Miami | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | 3D Printing Capstone | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $79.00 | View → |
| 5 | Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Fabrication additive : l'impression 3D dans l'industrie | Coursera | Institut Mines-Télécom | $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 6 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. 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. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Arizona State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Miami — 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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