11 Best Forecasting Courses for Beginners
We compared 11 Forecasting courses currently listed on edX, Coursera and Udemy, priced from $29.99 to $448.20. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Corporate Finance Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine. 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
- $29.99 – $448.20
- Providers
- edX, Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Coursera, Udemy, matched to "forecasting" 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 $29.99 to $448.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
-
1
Introduction to Vertex Forecasting and Time Series in Practice
Offered by Google Cloud
Build end-to-end forecasting solutions on Google Cloud using Vertex AI. Learn with hands-on exercises spanning data ingestion, model training, and real-world application.
$90.00listed price -
2
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 -
3
Fundamentals of Accounting
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Accounting is the “language of business.” Being able to understand this language allows individuals both inside and outside of an organization to join the “conversation” about how the organization is performing and how i...
$79.00listed price -
4
Fundamentals of Finance
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Welcome to Fundamentals of Finance. This 4 module course will help you understand and affect the performance of your unit or organization’s profitability. By the end of this course, you will be able to implement finance...
$49.00listed price -
5
Fundamentals of Financial Analysis
Offered by Babson College
In the Fundamentals of Financial Analysis course, you'll gain a solid foundation in financial concepts that are crucial for making informed business decisions. The course covers essential topics such as financial stateme...
$448.20listed price -
6
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 -
7
Oracle Planning Fundamentals to Advanced: Scenarios, Forms
Oracle Planning Fundamentals to Advanced: Scenarios, Forms” is a comprehensive, practical, and industry-aligned training program designed to help learners master the essential capabilities of Oracle EPM Cloud Planning. T...
$29.99listed price -
8
The Complete AI for Finance Course: Beginner to Master Level
**This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. **In a world flooded with hot tips, viral trades, and algorithmic trading advice, most people are still making investment decisions like they're playing slots. T...
$84.99listed price -
9
Introduction to Time Series
Offered by Illinois Tech
This course introduces basic time series analysis and forecasting methods. Topics include stationary processes, ARMA models, modeling and forecasting using ARMA models, nonstationary and seasonal time series models, stat...
$49.00listed price -
10
Retail Fundamentals
Offered by Dartmouth College
Learn key components of the retail business, including forecasting, inventory management, product assortment planning and pricing from TuckX and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
$249.00listed price -
11
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
Best Forecasting Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Vertex Forecasting and Time Series in Practice | edX | Google Cloud | $90.00 | View → |
| 2 | Introduction to 3-Statement Modeling | Coursera | Corporate Finance Institute | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Accounting | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $79.00 | View → |
| 4 | Fundamentals of Finance | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Fundamentals of Financial Analysis | edX | Babson College | $448.20 | View → |
| 6 | Introduction to Finance, Accounting, Modeling and Valuation | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 7 | Oracle Planning Fundamentals to Advanced: Scenarios, Forms | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 8 | The Complete AI for Finance Course: Beginner to Master Level | Udemy | — | $84.99 | View → |
| 9 | Introduction to Time Series | Coursera | Illinois Tech | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Retail Fundamentals | edX | Dartmouth College | $249.00 | View → |
| 11 | Excel from Beginner to Pro | Udemy | — | $34.99 | 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 11 priced courses on this page run from $29.99 to $448.20, with the middle of the range around $79.00 — a spread of $418.21. 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 edX, 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Corporate Finance Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine — 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.