14 Best Embedded Systems Courses for Beginners
We compared 14 Embedded Systems courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $299.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, IIT Bombay and King's College London. 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
- 14
- Price range
- $19.99 – $299.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "embedded systems" 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 $299.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Automotive Embedded Systems
Offered by STARWEAVER
This course is designed to introduce learners to the critical role of embedded systems in automotive technology. Starting with foundational concepts and frameworks, the course progresses through the design, development,...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded systems, focusing on how these technologies are reshaping our world. You'll gain insights into the critical relationship between...
$39.00listed price -
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Introduction to Internet of Things
Offered by IIT Bombay
Enroll in "Introduction to Internet of Things," a meticulously curated course by the eminent faculty of IIT Bombay in conjunction with TIH Foundation for IoT & IoE. This comprehensive course, spanning four modules, equip...
$49.00listed price -
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An Introduction to Programming the Internet of Things (IOT)
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Design, create, and deploy a fun IoT device using Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms. This Specialization covers embedded systems, the Raspberry Pi Platform, and the Arduino environment for building devices that can cont...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to AutoSAR
Offered by EDUCBA
This course covers every aspect of automotive software development, including the principles of AutoSAR, more complex AutoSAR ideas, non-AutoSAR use cases, and in-depth ECU abstraction development. You will examine the f...
$49.00listed price -
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Python for Beginners in Tamil 2024
நான் ஒரு பயிற்சியாளராக, எம்பெடெடிட் சிஸ்டம் மற்றும் செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு துறையில் 7 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேல் தொழில்துறை அனுபவம் பெற்றுள்ளேன்.ஒவ்வொரு வகுப்பும் முக்கியமானது, மேலும் சில முக்கிய காட்சிகள் நிஜ வாழ்க்கை எடுத்துக்காட்டு...
$49.99listed price -
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Learn Arduino as Beginner - Complete Course 2022
Are you excited about becoming a maker with the Arduino but get confused by tons of videos on the internet?If you answer "yes" , then this is an opportunity for you to get started !This course will cover each and everyth...
$19.99listed price -
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Introduction to System on Chip Design
Offered by King's College London
A beginner’s course about the design and architecture of System-on-Chip (SoC) devices. Learn how today’s smart systems integrate computing, memory, and I/O on a single chip.
$99.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of TinyML
Offered by Harvard University
Focusing on the basics of machine learning and embedded systems, such as smartphones, this course will introduce you to the “language” of TinyML.
$299.00listed price -
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Introduction to C Programming
If you are completely new to programming and want a simple introduction, then this course is for you. This course is partly based on the textbook C How to Program by Deitel and Deitel. C Programming is still a common req...
$49.99listed price -
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Introduction to IoT: The Future of Connectivity
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and applications of Internet of Things (IoT) and Embedded Systems. Participants will explore the fundamental principles of embedded systems design, IoT ar...
$19.99listed price -
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Edge AI Fundamentals
Offered by Edge Impulse
Welcome to the Edge AI Fundamentals course! The is a high-level, introductory course to help you become familiar with the concepts and vocabulary around edge AI. There are no hands-on exercises or programming required.
$49.00listed price -
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Master CAN protocol completely from Scratch (CAN + CAN-FD)
You’ll learn the fundamentals of the CAN bus protocol and its newer CAN‑FD extension, including how messages are framed, error handling, and network timing. The course walks through using the CANALYSER analysis tool for...
$24.99listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to RISC-V
Offered by The Linux Foundation
Discover various aspects of RISC-V, including technical aspects, specifications and the community ecosystem.
$189.00listed price
Best Embedded Systems 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 14 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $299.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $279.01. 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, Udemy and edX. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, IIT Bombay and King's College London — 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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