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8 Best Management Courses for Beginners

We compared 8 Management courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $189.00. 5 of them teach the subject directly and 3 are built around a certification exam. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including The University of Hong Kong. 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
8
Price range
$19.99 – $189.00
Providers
Coursera, Udemy, edX
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "management" 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 $189.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Introduction to Hospitality Management in the 21st Century

    Offered by STARWEAVER

    "Introduction to Hospitality Management in the 21st Century" is a comprehensive beginner-level course designed for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the hospitality industry. This course offers a deep dive i...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Fundamentals of Management and Organizations

    Offered by Fundação Instituto de Administração

    This course will guide you through the basic concepts, tools and practices in management. It is designed for students from diverse backgrounds as a crash-course to understand the most fundamental aspects of management in...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    The New Fundamentals of Management (6 Course Bundle)

    The bundle strings together six short programs that teach core managerial practices such as change management, employee development, performance monitoring, and basic leadership techniques. Each module comes with a workb...

    $129.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Fundamentals of Cariology

    Offered by The University of Hong Kong

    Whether you are a dental professional seeking to enhance your expertise or an individual interested in understanding more about oral health, this comprehensive course is designed to provide you with a deep understanding...

    $99.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Introduction to DevSecOps for Managers

    Offered by The Linux Foundation

    Get an overview of the history, terminology, processes, and tools used to adopt Continuous Delivery and DevSecOps within any organization.

    $189.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade B Lowest price here

    AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals QA Tests 2026

    Are you ready to prepare for the Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Exam ?As a candidate for this certification, you’re a technology professional who wants to demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts...

    $19.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade C

    Simulados Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

    Simulado Preparatório para Certificação AZ-900 da MicrosoftEste simulado é ideal para quem deseja ser aprovado na certificação Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900. Com questões comentadas, preparamos você para o exame, a...

    $34.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade C

    AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - 780Q - Dump - Sep 2024

    Prepare for success in the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification exam with our comprehensive practice test set. This series of certification dumps is designed to reinforce your understanding of key Azure co...

    $24.99
    listed price

Best Management Courses for Beginners compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Introduction to Hospitality Management in the 21st Century Coursera STARWEAVER $49.00 View →
2 Fundamentals of Management and Organizations Coursera Fundação Instituto de Administração $49.00 View →
3 The New Fundamentals of Management (6 Course Bundle) Udemy $129.99 View →
4 Fundamentals of Cariology edX The University of Hong Kong $99.00 View →
5 Introduction to DevSecOps for Managers edX The Linux Foundation $189.00 View →
6 AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals QA Tests 2026 Udemy $19.99 View →
7 Simulados Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Udemy $34.99 View →
8 AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - 780Q - Dump - Sep 2024 Udemy $24.99 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 8 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $189.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $169.01. 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. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The University of Hong Kong — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Courses versus exam preparation

3 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Management 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.

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