15 Best Data Collection Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Data Collection courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 13 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado System, University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, College Park & 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
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "data collection" 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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Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code
Offered by University of Colorado System
This course starts you on your journey learning about computational thinking and beginning C programming. If you’d like to explore how we can interact with the world in a rigorous, computational way, and would also like...
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Framework for Data Collection and Analysis
Offered by University of Maryland, College Park
This course will provide you with an overview over existing data products and a good understanding of the data collection landscape. With the help of various examples you will learn how to identify which data sources lik...
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Survey Data Collection and Analytics
Offered by University of Maryland, College Park & University of Michigan
This specialization covers the fundamentals of surveys as used in market research, evaluation research, social science and political research, official government statistics, and many other topic domains. In six courses,...
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Measuring Total Data Quality
Offered by University of Michigan
By the end of this second course in the Total Data Quality Specialization, learners will be able to: 1. Learn various metrics for evaluating Total Data Quality (TDQ) at each stage of the TDQ framework. 2. Create a qualit...
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Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality
Offered by University of Michigan
By the end of this third course in the Total Data Quality Specialization, learners will be able to: 1. Learn about design tools and techniques for maximizing TDQ across all stages of the TDQ framework during a data colle...
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Statistical Methods
Offered by University of Leeds
Build your statistics and probability expertise with this short course from the University of Leeds. The first week introduces you to statistics as the art and science of learning from data. Through multiple real-life ex...
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Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
Welcome to Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health course. This course was developed from an online seminar series of the same name, that was hosted by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health in...
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Analytics & Optimization Workshop (LinkedIn Focus)
Offered by University of California, Davis
In this workshop-style course, you’ll learn how to use AI tools to analyze social media performance and turn raw metrics into clear optimization actions, with LinkedIn as your primary platform. You’ll start by collecting...
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Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This course introduces students to the science of business analytics while casting a keen eye toward the artful use of numbers found in the digital space. The goal is to provide businesses and managers with the foundatio...
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Qualitative Research Methods
Offered by University of Amsterdam
In this course you will be introduced to the basic ideas behind the qualitative research in social science. You will learn about data collection, description, analysis and interpretation in qualitative research. Qualitat...
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Research Methodologies
Offered by Queen Mary University of London
This course focuses on research methodologies. In this vein, the focus will be placed on qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, sampling approaches, and primary and secondary data collection. The course beg...
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Market Research
Offered by Queen Mary University of London
The Market Research Specialisation focuses on the essentials of research and the research process. This Specialisation will teach you how to use qualitative and quantitative research methods, how to develop and manage a...
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eHealth: More than just an electronic record
Offered by The University of Sydney
Last date for individual learners to enrol in the course: 3 September 2026. The MOOC, "eHealth: More than just an electronic record!", is multidisciplinary in nature, and aims to equip the global audience of health clini...
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Introduction to Big Data
Offered by University of California San Diego
Interested in increasing your knowledge of the Big Data landscape? This course is for those new to data science and interested in understanding why the Big Data Era has come to be. It is for those who want to become conv...
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Causal Inference
Offered by Columbia University
This course offers a rigorous mathematical survey of causal inference at the Master’s level. Inferences about causation are of great importance in science, medicine, policy, and business. This course provides an introduc...
$49.00listed price
Best Data Collection Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Framework for Data Collection and Analysis | Coursera | University of Maryland, College Park | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Survey Data Collection and Analytics | Coursera | University of Maryland, College Park & University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Measuring Total Data Quality | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Statistical Methods | Coursera | University of Leeds | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Analytics & Optimization Workshop (LinkedIn Focus) | Coursera | University of California, Davis | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $79.00 | View → |
| 10 | Qualitative Research Methods | Coursera | University of Amsterdam | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Research Methodologies | Coursera | Queen Mary University of London | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Market Research | Coursera | Queen Mary University of London | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | eHealth: More than just an electronic record | Coursera | The University of Sydney | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Introduction to Big Data | Coursera | University of California San Diego | $59.00 | View → |
| 15 | Causal Inference | Coursera | Columbia University | $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 15 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. 13 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado System, University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, College Park & 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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