6 Best Ecosystems Courses on Coursera
We compared 6 Ecosystems courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including University of Florida, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and Rice 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
- 6
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "ecosystems" 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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Agroforestry IV: Climate, Carbon Storage and Agroforestry
Offered by University of Florida
Welcome to Agroforestry IV: Climate Change, Carbon Storage and Agroforestry Systems, a detailed review of fundamental principles and best practices for successful agroforestry projects. This interdisciplinary module, pre...
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Environmental Studies
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Master comprehensive environmental knowledge from Earth's ecosystems to sustainable solutions. This course equips you to understand the environmental crisis, analyze biodiversity loss, climate change, and resource deplet...
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Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity
Offered by Rice University
In this 3-course specialization, you will learn to see nature the way a biologist does. You will gain an understanding and appreciation for the incredible diversity of life and the interdependence of all living things. Y...
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Introduction to Environmental Science
Offered by O.P. Jindal Global University
Explore the science behind the environment and develop a deeper understanding of the challenges shaping our planet. Introduction to Environmental Science is designed for learners interested in environmental studies, sust...
$49.00listed price -
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The Big Stuff: Evolution and Ecology
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
In this course, we will explore how evolution works to generate new species, the wide variety of life on earth. We will also touch on the importance of biodiversity for the overall health of our planet, and for our well...
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Arctic Meltdown
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This specialization starts with an in-depth look at the physical geography of the Arctic and its key climate features, including the ocean's floating sea ice cover, the Greenland Ice Sheet, and patterns of temperature, p...
$49.00listed price
Best Ecosystems Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Agroforestry IV: Climate, Carbon Storage and Agroforestry | Coursera | University of Florida | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Environmental Studies | Coursera | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity | Coursera | Rice University | $79.00 | View → |
| 4 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Coursera | O.P. Jindal Global University | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | The Big Stuff: Evolution and Ecology | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Arctic Meltdown | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $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 6 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Florida, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and Rice 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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