15 Best Data Analysis Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Data Analysis courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $309.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Imperial College London, Rice University and Corporate Finance Institute. 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
- $19.99 – $309.00
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "data analysis" 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 $19.99 to $309.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis in Public Health
Offered by Imperial College London
Welcome to Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis in Public Health! This course will teach you the core building blocks of statistical analysis - types of variables, common distributions, hypothesis testing - but, mo...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel
Offered by Rice University
The use of Excel is widespread in the industry. It is a very powerful data analysis tool and almost all big and small businesses use Excel in their day to day functioning. This is an introductory course in the use of Exc...
$79.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel
Offered by Corporate Finance Institute
Excel is the most widely used analysis tool in the world and a great starting point for diving into data analysis. In this course, you’ll apply Excel’s native tools to structure your data into spreadsheets and tables. Yo...
$49.00listed price -
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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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Introduction to Data Analysis with Python and Polars
Offered by Packt
This course 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 you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Healthcare Data Analysis
Offered by Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions
In this course, you will develop a solid foundational understanding of the most common statistical methods used in health care data analysis. These common statistical methods include descriptive statistics, data distribu...
$309.00listed price -
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Apply PROC SQL Fundamentals for Data Analysis in SAS
Offered by EDUCBA
By the end of this course, learners will be able to construct efficient PROC SQL queries, apply SQL functions and aggregations, combine data using joins and set operators, automate queries with macro variables, and manag...
$49.00listed price -
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Apply Microsoft Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis
Offered by EDUCBA
By the end of this course, learners will be able to navigate the Excel 2016 interface, enter and manage data accurately, apply formulas and functions for calculations, format data for clarity, use logical tools for decis...
$49.00listed price -
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Excel PowerPivot - Excel Data Analysis & DAX for Beginners
A brief glimpse of PowerPivot's usefulness and capabilities...This course is designed for all Excel users -- not just power users capable of building incredible Excel worksheets with functions, VBA, and mystical trickery...
$124.99listed price -
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Excel Data Analysis: From Beginner to Advanced Techniques
Unlock the full potential of Excel and become a confident data analyst with Excel Data Analysis: From Beginner to Advanced Techniques. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced professional, this course is des...
$19.99listed price -
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Business Intelligence & Data Analysis: MySQL for Beginners
In this Crash Course you will play a role of business analyst who works in a DVD rental shopYou will use only MySQL database and MySQL Workbench to achieve the objectives the are required by the manager who needs yo...
$89.99listed price -
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Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistics Using SQL
Descriptive statistics help us understand the overall structure of data, and SQL is the most widely used language for manipulating it. Together, they can help data analysts derive better insights and make far-reaching pr...
$124.99listed price -
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Data Analysis and Visualization Fundamentals
Offered by IBM
In this course, you'll explore the essential principles of data analysis and visualization. You'll learn how to gather, process, and interpret data, using various tools to create meaningful visual representations. By mas...
$267.30listed price -
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Data Analysis for Complete Beginners
Welcome to Data Analysis for Complete Beginners! This comprehensive course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental concepts of data analysis, statistics, and visualization using Python. Whether you are looking to...
$19.99listed price -
15
Excel for Everyone: Data Analysis Fundamentals
Offered by University of British Columbia
Perform advanced data wrangling, analysis and dashboard visualization to help drive strategic decision-making.
$189.00listed price
Best Data Analysis Courses for Beginners 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $309.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $289.01. 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, edX 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Imperial College London, Rice University and Corporate Finance Institute — 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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