14 Best System Administration Courses for Advanced Learners
We compared 14 System Administration courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $9.99 to $199.99. 13 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 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
- 14
- Price range
- $9.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "system administration" 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 $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Advanced Linux Administration and Shell Scripting
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Advanced IT Tools, Career Prep, and System Management
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
3
Linux Command Line Masterclass with RHCSA & RHCE - 12 hours!
12 HRS OF AWESOME FIVE STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ VIDEOSLinux Command Line for Beginners: A Free Interactive Shell Provided, No Linux Installation Required! You will also find animated videos to help you understand complex Linux c...
$19.99listed price -
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LPIC-1 - Linux System Administrator Masterclass
In this LPIC-1 exam preparation course you will receive everything you need to pass both exams.In the LPIC-1 Linux Administrator Masterclass you will receive more than 27 hours of video material, 4 vocabulary books, 2 wo...
$149.99listed price -
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Advanced Windows Performance Troubleshooting
How To Fix a Windows Slow Boot in 10 minutes With This Proven Technique?A few years ago, I was working as a s...
$49.99listed price -
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Linux Command Line - From Zero to Expert
*** UPDATES *** Added section on remote connectivity and keeping processes running even on disconnect.Added video on using Windows Subsystem for Linux for this course Get excellent support for the course: all quest...
$89.99listed price -
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Linux Administrator from beginner to advanced
Linux Administrator course is designed for the students and working professionals who are aspiring to start their career as Linux system administrator or working professionals who want to have a deep dive into the variou...
$29.99listed price -
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Advanced Unix System Programming and Performance
Offered by EDUCBA
The Advanced Unix System Programming and Performance Specialization offers a deep dive into the architecture, administration, and optimization of Unix-based systems. Across four structured courses, learners will master U...
$49.00listed price -
9
Linux : Linux Administration Advanced Disk Systems Practical
Study to pass the RHCE-the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux-and master disk systems and system backup techniques for Linux. This course covers creating and resizing BIOS and GPT partitions, optimizing...
$119.99listed price -
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Advanced VMware Security
The VMware Advanced Security course is an advanced level course as compared to any other network or IT security course as it covers the security protocols and techniques to secure a virtual environment. The course teache...
$199.99listed price -
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Awk Shell Scripting de novato a experto
En este curso, aprenderás de cero a experto el uso detallado del lenguaje de programación awk. El cual te permitirá aprender a manipular archivos planos en los sistemas Operativos Linux. El curso es completamente práctic...
$39.99listed price -
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Advanced Commands in Linux
Offered by Coursera
In this one-hour, project-based course, you'll learn advanced commands for the Linux command-line. You'll learn how to grab files, even Web-site, from the internet and download it, how to copy files from drives to drives...
$9.99listed price -
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LPIC-1 & LPIC-2 Masterclass: Dein Weg zum Linux Experten
Dieser Kurs bereitet Dich ausführlich auf die aktuellen LPIC-1 Prüfung (Nr. 101-500 & 102-500) LPIC-1 Zertifikats vor , und ebenso auf den ersten Teil der LPIC-2 (201-450) Zertifizierung in der aktuellen Version von...
$99.99listed price -
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LPI-101 Masterclass: Mach Dich zum Linux Experten LPIC-1
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) ist eine Organisation, die Zertifikate im Bereich Linux-Betriebssystemen ausstellt. Das LPIC-1 (Version 5) Zertifikat, bestehend aus den zwei Prüfungen LPI-101 500 und LPI-102 500 ist d...
$79.99listed price
Best System Administration Courses for Advanced Learners 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 $9.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.99 — a spread of $190.00. 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 Coursera and Udemy. 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.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching System Administration from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.