10 Best Business Finance Courses for Beginners
We compared 10 Business Finance courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $29.99 to $149.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Rice University, University of California, Irvine and The London School of Economics and Political Science. 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
- 10
- Price range
- $29.99 – $149.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 10 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "business finance" 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 $29.99 to $149.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals
Offered by Rice University
This Specialization is designed to equip you with a basic understanding of business finance, accounting, and data analysis. We've put together these three courses with the explicit intent of helping people prepare for th...
$49.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Offered by Goldman Sachs
This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level. This course will introduce you to business f...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Financial Accounting: The Accounting Cycle
Offered by University of California, Irvine
In this hands-on Specialization you will practice completing each step of the accounting cycle within Microsoft Excel, from analyzing and recording the first financial transactions of the year all the way through startin...
$49.00listed price -
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Accounting for Beginners: The Logic Behind Accounting
Master The Basics Of Accounting Today (Even If You Have Zero Accounting Experience!)Are you a college student looking to master the basics of accounting?Do you want to pursue a career in Finance-Accounting world?Introduc...
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Financial Accounting Fundamentals
Offered by The London School of Economics and Political Science
Learn about the fundamentals of financial accounting, including the construction of financial statements, the accruals concept, and the value of accounting information for decision-making.
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Mastering QuickBooks--Beginner to Expert
Master QuickBooks Desktop step-by-step and gain the confidence to manage accounting, bookkeeping, and business finances like a pro. Perfect for beginners, small business owners, accountants, and freelancers.What you’ll l...
$79.99listed price -
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Introduction to Management Accounting
Offered by ACCA-X
Start learning at your own pace to get a qualification and a career in business and finance, with this introduction level course from ACCA-X.
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Introduction to Bookkeeping
Offered by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Start learning at your own pace to get a qualification and a career in business and finance, with this introduction level course from ACCA-X.
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Finance Fundamentals For Non Finance Managers
Offered by Institute of Product Leadership (IPL)
Master the Science of Raising, Allocating, Utilizing & Documenting Financial Resources
$49.00listed price -
10
Fundamentals of Financial Management
Offered by University of Cape Town
Gain a foundation in business finance and the tools to help your organization thrive.
Price on site
Best Business Finance Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals | Coursera | Rice University | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women | Coursera | Goldman Sachs | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Financial Accounting: The Accounting Cycle | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Accounting for Beginners: The Logic Behind Accounting | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 5 | Financial Accounting Fundamentals | edX | The London School of Economics and Political Science | $149.00 | View → |
| 6 | Mastering QuickBooks--Beginner to Expert | Udemy | — | $79.99 | View → |
| 7 | Introduction to Management Accounting | edX | ACCA-X | — | View → |
| 8 | Introduction to Bookkeeping | edX | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | — | View → |
| 9 | Finance Fundamentals For Non Finance Managers | edX | Institute of Product Leadership (IPL) | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Fundamentals of Financial Management | edX | University of Cape Town | — | 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 7 priced courses on this page run from $29.99 to $149.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $119.01. 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, Udemy and edX. 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. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Rice University, University of California, Irvine and The London School of Economics and Political Science — 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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