20 Best Data Science MOOC / Non-credit Programs Online
We compared 20 Data Science courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 11 come from a named university or institution, including Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Colorado Boulder and Yonsei University. 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
- 20
- Price range
- $49.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 20 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "Data Science" 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 $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Process Mining: Data science in Action
Offered by Eindhoven University of Technology
Process mining is the missing link between model-based process analysis and data-oriented analysis techniques. Through concrete data sets and easy to use software the course provides data science knowledge that can be ap...
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Ethical Issues in Data Science
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Computing applications involving large amounts of data – the domain of data science – impact the lives of most people in the U.S. and the world. These impacts include recommendations made to us by internet-based systems,...
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Spatial Data Science and Applications
Offered by Yonsei University
Spatial (map) is considered as a core infrastructure of modern IT world, which is substantiated by business transactions of major IT companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, and Uber, and even motor com...
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More Applied Data Science with Python
Offered by University of Michigan
In our increasingly interconnected world, we’re collecting more raw data than ever. In “More Applied Data Science with Python,” you’ll learn how to extract and analyze complex data sets using Python. Practice using real-...
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Expressway to Data Science: Essential Math
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Data Science is growing rapidly, creating opportunities for careers across a variety of fields. This specialization is designed for learners embarking on careers in Data Science. Learners are provided with a concise over...
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Leverage Data Science for a More Agile Supply Chain
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Over the past two decades, the supply chain has become more complex. While advancing technology has allowed companies to capture this complexity within stores of ever accumulating data, companies have not kept up with ho...
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Genomic Data Science
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
With genomics sparks a revolution in medical discoveries, it becomes imperative to be able to better understand the genome, and be able to leverage the data and information from genomic datasets. Genomic Data Science is...
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Advanced Statistics for Data Science
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
Fundamental concepts in probability, statistics and linear models are primary building blocks for data science work. Learners aspiring to become biostatisticians and data scientists will benefit from the foundational kno...
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Mathematical Foundations for Data Science and Analytics
Offered by University of Pittsburgh
Elevate your data science skills with our "Mathematical Foundations for Data Science and Analytics" specialization. This comprehensive program includes three courses: Linear Algebra and Regression for Data Science, Stati...
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Statistical Learning for Data Science
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Statistical Learning is a crucial specialization for those pursuing a career in data science or seeking to enhance their expertise in the field. This program builds upon your foundational knowledge of statistics and equi...
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Expressway to Data Science: Python Programming
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
How many times have you decided to learn a programming language but got stuck somewhere along the way, grew frustrated, and gave up? This specialization is designed for learners who have little or no programming experien...
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Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL
Offered by IBM
Data Science is one of the hottest professions of the decade, and the demand for data scientists who can analyze data and communicate results to inform data driven decisions has never been greater. This Specialization fr...
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Data Science: Statistics and Machine Learning
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
Build models, make inferences, and deliver interactive data products. This specialization continues and develops on the material from the Data Science: Foundations using R specialization. It covers statistical inference,...
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Data Science Decisions in Time: Using Data Effectively
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
Sequential Decisions builds from math and algorithms that can be understood and used by Coursera Students. This course will start from a consideration of the simplest type of data streams and then gradually advance to mo...
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Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data Science
Offered by DeepLearning.AI
Newly updated for 2024! Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data Science is a foundational online program created by DeepLearning.AI and taught by Luis Serrano. In machine learning, you apply math concepts through progr...
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Vital Skills for Data Science
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Vital Skills for Data Science introduces students to several areas that every data scientist should be familiar with. Each of the topics is a field in itself. This specialization provides a "taste" of each of these areas...
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Expressway to Data Science: R Programming and Tidyverse
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
R is one of the most popular languages used in the data science community and essential for any aspiring data scientist. This specialization will teach you how to do data science in R whether you are a beginning or a sea...
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Programming for Data Science
Offered by University of Leeds
Explore the basics of programming and familiarise yourself with the Python language. After completing this course, you will be able to write Python programs in Jupyter Notebook and describe basic programming. In this cou...
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Tidyverse Skills for Data Science in R
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
This Specialization is intended for data scientists with some familiarity with the R programming language who are seeking to do data science using the Tidyverse family of packages. Through 5 courses, you will cover impor...
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Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project
Offered by University of Washington
In the capstone, students will engage on a real world project requiring them to apply skills from the entire data science pipeline: preparing, organizing, and transforming data, constructing a model, and evaluating resul...
$79.00listed price
Best Data Science MOOC / Non-credit Programs Online compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Process Mining: Data science in Action | Coursera | Eindhoven University of Technology | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Ethical Issues in Data Science | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $99.00 | View → |
| 3 | Spatial Data Science and Applications | Coursera | Yonsei University | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | More Applied Data Science with Python | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Expressway to Data Science: Essential Math | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Leverage Data Science for a More Agile Supply Chain | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Genomic Data Science | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Advanced Statistics for Data Science | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Mathematical Foundations for Data Science and Analytics | Coursera | University of Pittsburgh | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Statistical Learning for Data Science | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Expressway to Data Science: Python Programming | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL | Coursera | IBM | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Data Science: Statistics and Machine Learning | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Data Science Decisions in Time: Using Data Effectively | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data Science | Coursera | DeepLearning.AI | $49.00 | View → |
| 16 | Vital Skills for Data Science | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $79.00 | View → |
| 17 | Expressway to Data Science: R Programming and Tidyverse | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 18 | Programming for Data Science | Coursera | University of Leeds | $49.00 | View → |
| 19 | Tidyverse Skills for Data Science in R | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 20 | Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project | Coursera | University of Washington | $79.00 | View → |
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What the prices here tell you
The 20 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $50.00. 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. 11 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Colorado Boulder and Yonsei University — 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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