11 Best Financial Modeling Courses for Beginners
We compared 11 Financial Modeling courses currently listed on Udemy, Coursera and edX, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 10 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Corporate Finance Institute and New York Institute of Finance. 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
- 11
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, edX, matched to "financial 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 $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Financial Modeling with Gen AI in Banking
GENERATIVE AI IS CHANGING THE MODELING GAMEGenerative AI has revolutionized several industries. And financial modeling is no different.With the capability to summarize data, transform them and pr...
$119.99listed price -
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Introduction to 3-Statement Modeling
Offered by Corporate Finance Institute
The three-statement financial model forms the foundation on which almost all other types of models and analyses are built, and creating one is a crucial skill for many finance professionals. In this course, we will build...
$49.00listed price -
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Financial Analysis Fundamentals
Offered by Corporate Finance Institute
Financial Analysis Fundamentals Course Overview Financial analysis is a crucial aspect of assessing a business’s financial health. It offers insights into performance and highlights potential vulnerabilities. In CFI’s “F...
$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
Python for Finance: Investment Fundamentals & Data Analytics
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 -
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Introduction to Finance, Accounting, Modeling and Valuation
#1 Best Selling Accounting Course on Udemy (Learn Finance and Accounting the Easy Way)! ** ACCORDING TO BUSINESS INSIDER: "Haroun is one of the highest rated professors on Udemy, so you can expect to b...
$199.99listed price -
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Introduction to Investment Banking Professional Certificate Examination
Offered by New York Institute of Finance
Complete the required exam to earn your professional certificate in Introduction to Investment Banking from the New York Institute of Finance.
$99.00listed price -
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Ship Finance Fundamentals
Assess the potential acquisition of a ship. Which valuation methods we can use, in order to have an in-depth analysis whether it will be a successful investment or not.Forecast the cash flow of the vessel. Describe and c...
$19.99listed price -
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Excel from Beginner to Pro
Data is an integral part of every business today, whether small, medium or large. That is why the demand for skilled professionals in this field is increasing exponentially. Having Microsoft Excel knowledge today is like...
$34.99listed price -
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Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships Fundamentals
Offered by New York Institute of Finance
An overview of project finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs) with a focus on financing and accounting.
Price on site -
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MB-920: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)
The MB-920: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP) certification contains the official Microsoft objectives that will provide proper knowledge to the candidates with the goal to upgrade, improve their skills or simply...
$19.99listed price
Best Financial Modeling Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Financial Modeling with Gen AI in Banking | Udemy | — | $119.99 | View → |
| 2 | Introduction to 3-Statement Modeling | Coursera | Corporate Finance Institute | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Financial Analysis Fundamentals | Coursera | Corporate Finance Institute | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Project Finance & Excel: Build Financial Models from Scratch | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Python for Finance: Investment Fundamentals & Data Analytics | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Introduction to Finance, Accounting, Modeling and Valuation | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 7 | Introduction to Investment Banking Professional Certificate Examinatio... | edX | New York Institute of Finance | $99.00 | View → |
| 8 | Ship Finance Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 9 | Excel from Beginner to Pro | Udemy | — | $34.99 | View → |
| 10 | Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships Fundamentals | edX | New York Institute of Finance | — | View → |
| 11 | MB-920: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP) | Udemy | — | $19.99 | 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 10 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. 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 Udemy, Coursera 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Corporate Finance Institute and New York Institute of Finance — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Financial Modeling from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
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.