15 Best Excel Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Excel courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $129.99. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Rice University and Corporate Finance Institute. 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
- $19.99 – $129.99
- 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 "excel" 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 $129.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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1
Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel
Offered by Rice University
The use of Excel is widespread in the industry. It is a very powerful data analysis tool and almost all big and small businesses use Excel in their day to day functioning. This is an introductory course in the use of Exc...
$79.00listed price -
2
Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel
Offered by Corporate Finance Institute
Excel is the most widely used analysis tool in the world and a great starting point for diving into data analysis. In this course, you’ll apply Excel’s native tools to structure your data into spreadsheets and tables. Yo...
$49.00listed price -
3
Excel 365 Fundamentals – Getting Started and Core Skills
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 -
4
Project Finance & Excel: Build Financial Models from Scratch
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now 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 yo...
$49.00listed price -
5
Apply Microsoft Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis
Offered by EDUCBA
By the end of this course, learners will be able to navigate the Excel 2016 interface, enter and manage data accurately, apply formulas and functions for calculations, format data for clarity, use logical tools for decis...
$49.00listed price -
6
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 -
7
Excel in Microsoft Excel 1: beginner to Excel intermediate
This course series has been recorded on Excel 2016 and Excel 2010, but the content also covers Excel 2013 and 2007.By the end of this course, you will have the skills needed for the official Microsoft Excel Spe...
$124.99listed price -
8
Microsoft Excel 365 - Beginner to Advanced Level
Unlock Your Full Excel Potential: Excel 365 - From Beginner to AdvancedAre you ready to excel in Excel, even if you've never touched it before?Discover the Power of Microsoft Excel 365!In today's data-driven world, Excel...
$19.99listed price -
9
Excel 2021/365 Starter Pack: Beginner to Intermediate Course
***Exercise and demo files included***We've combined our Excel 2021/365 for Absolute Beginners and Excel 2021/365 Intermediate courses to give you the ultimate starter pack to jump-start your spreadsheet journey!Whether...
$129.99listed price -
10
Excel PowerPivot - Excel Data Analysis & DAX for Beginners
A brief glimpse of PowerPivot's usefulness and capabilities...This course is designed for all Excel users -- not just power users capable of building incredible Excel worksheets with functions, VBA, and mystical trickery...
$124.99listed price -
11
The Complete Microsoft Excel Course: Beginner to Expert
Welcome to The Complete Microsoft Excel Course: Beginner to Expert! Whether you’re completely new to Excel or looking to refine your skills, this course is designed to take you from the basics to advanced Excel mastery.M...
$19.99listed price -
12
Build SQL Queries with Excel from scratch
SQL is a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases.What is SQL?SQL stands for Structured Query LanguageSQL lets you access and manipulate databasesSQL became a standard of the American National Standards...
$19.99listed price -
13
Microsoft Excel 101- Excel From Beginners to Advanced
Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel with this comprehensive course designed to take you from absolute beginner to confident advanced user. Whether you’re completely new to Excel or looking to enhance your skills...
$19.99listed price -
14
Excel Data Analysis: From Beginner to Advanced Techniques
Unlock the full potential of Excel and become a confident data analyst with Excel Data Analysis: From Beginner to Advanced Techniques. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced professional, this course is des...
$19.99listed price -
15
Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced (Kurdish Course)
کۆرسی مایکڕۆسۆفت ئێکسڵ (لە سەرەتاییەوە تا پێشکەوتوو)لەم خولە عەمەلی و پڕاکتیکیە ئامانجی سەرەکیمان ئەوەیە کە زانستی ئەوەت پێ بدەین نەوەکو تەنها لە ڕووکاری دەرەوە و ناوەوەی ئێکسڵ بگەیت، بەڵکو شارەزاییەکی تەواو وەردەگریت لە...
$99.99listed price
Best Excel 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 $19.99 to $129.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $110.00. 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 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 Rice University and Corporate Finance Institute — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.