15 Best Data Modeling Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Data Modeling courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $24.99 to $124.99. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Corporate Finance Institute and University of Pennsylvania. 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
- $24.99 – $124.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "data modeling" 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 $24.99 to $124.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Power BI Fundamentals and Data Modeling
Offered by Microsoft
This course introduces learners to Power BI's architecture, components, and development lifecycle while building foundational skills in data modeling and transformation. Participants will learn to create well-structured...
$49.00listed price -
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Data Modeling & Warehousing Fundamentals in Data Engineering
Offered by Coursera
You'll learn the essential skills needed to design, build, and maintain robust data warehouses that power business intelligence and analytics. Through hands-on practice, you'll learn to create star schema data models tha...
$49.00listed price -
3
Introduction to dbt: Data Modeling for Analysts
Do you want to learn how to build advanced data models within a data warehouse and become more like a data engineer?The Introduction to dbt: Data Modeling for Analysts course will reach you the fundamentals of the dbt pl...
$34.99listed price -
4
Tableau Fundamentals Case Study - Ecommerce Analysis
Offered by Corporate Finance Institute
In this course, you'll act as a data visualization analyst for Calwest E-commerce. In that role, you’ll be fulfilling a set of business requirements to build several visuals and dashboards in Tableau. Using what you lear...
$49.00listed price -
5
Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
The simple spreadsheet is one of the most powerful data analysis tools that exists, and it’s available to almost anyone. Major corporations and small businesses alike use spreadsheet models to determine where key measure...
$99.00listed price -
6
Data Visualization for Beginners with Python & Power BI
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 -
7
AWS DynamoDB Fundamentals
Offered by Whizlabs
Amazon DynamoDB Fundamentals is a skill enhancement course designed for candidates aiming to enhance their knowledge as Database professionals. This course will help learners understand working with NoSQL databases. Furt...
$49.00listed price -
8
Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering
Offered by Packt
This course provides a foundational understanding of analytics engineering, focusing on building end-to-end data solutions. It teaches essential skills for designing, implementing, and optimizing analytics systems, from...
$49.00listed price -
9
Apply Apache Cassandra Fundamentals for Scalable Databases
Offered by EDUCBA
By completing this course, learners will understand Apache Cassandra architecture, apply keyspace and table design principles, and execute efficient data operations using Cassandra Query Language (CQL) and APIs. Learners...
$49.00listed price -
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Data Warehouse Fundamentals
Offered by IBM
Whether you’re an aspiring data engineer, data architect, business analyst, or data scientist, strong data warehousing skills are a must. With the hands-on experience and competencies, you gain on this course, your resum...
$49.00listed price -
11
Master Microsoft Excel & 365 Apps: Beginner to Advanced
Offered by Packt
This specialization 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 throug...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Analytics Engineering
Offered by Edureka
This course helps you build a strong foundation in analytics engineering and gives you the practical skills needed to work with modern data systems. You will begin by learning the core components of the modern data stack...
$49.00listed price -
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Qlik Sense For Beginner + Intermediate + Advanced(All in 1)
Today, we are all surrounded with full of data.Data can be in the form of structured data(eg: Tables, worksheets), or unstructured data (free text fields or comments from social media). An example of Data Usage is in AI...
$24.99listed price -
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Introduction to Graph Databases using Neo4J
Graph databases are gaining popularity these days because of their ease of use, simplicity, and agility. As compared to relational or document databases, graph databases are great at expressing real-world data models wit...
$24.99listed price -
15
Power BI Masterclass: From Beginner to DAX Expert
Disclosure: This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.Stop building boring reports. Start building dashboards that make decisions happen.Power BI is one of the most in-demand data skills in today’s job mark...
$124.99listed price
Best Data Modeling 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 $24.99 to $124.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $100.00. 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 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Corporate Finance Institute and University of Pennsylvania — 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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