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15 Best Modeling Courses on Coursera

We compared 15 Modeling courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 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
$49.00 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A Lowest price here University-backed

    Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business

    Offered by Duke University

    Formulate data questions, explore and visualize large datasets, and inform strategic decisions. In this Specialization, you’ll learn to frame business challenges as data questions. You’ll use powerful tools and methods s...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Engineering Genetic Circuits

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    With the sequencing of the human genome and the genomes of other organisms, we now have a list of the parts that make up these genetic systems. Using this information, researchers are now able to engineer synthetic genet...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    3D Printing Capstone

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    The capstone will integrate the learning acquired from the four courses in the 3D Printing Specialization through a hands-on project. This project will enable you to turn an idea into an object using the knowledge and sk...

    $79.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Precalculus through Data and Modelling

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This specialization helps to build the foundational material to use mathematics as a tool to model, understand, and interpret the world around us. This is done through studying functions, their properties, and applicatio...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Data Science with R

    Offered by Duke University

    Master the essentials of data science with the Data Science with R Specialization. Designed for beginners and professionals alike, this four-course series builds the foundational and applied skills needed to transform, v...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Computational Thinking with JavaScript 2: Model & Analyse

    Offered by University of Glasgow

    This is the second course in the four‑course Computational Thinking with JavaScript Specialization. Building on the foundations from Course 1, the emphasis here is on modelling aspects of the real world using computation...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Power Electronics

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    Courses 1, 2, and 3 in this specialization can also be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Enroll here. Courses 5 and 6 will be offered in the degree prog...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Information​ ​Systems

    Offered by University of Minnesota

    This specialization provides a robust introduction to the key principles and practices of Information Systems Management. The first course describes how Information Systems address business problems. This takes the form...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Smart Grid Technologies with Cloud Computing Solutions

    Offered by L&T EduTech

    The Smart Grid Technologies with Cloud Computing Services specialization comprises five industry-focused courses that provide a comprehensive understanding of next-generation power systems and digital grid technologies....

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Designing and Simulating Physical Models

    Offered by MathWorks

    As systems become more complex, engineers need to keep pace with the techniques for designing and testing the digital representations of their creations. This course equips you with the latest skills in modeling and simu...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Design of Precast System

    Offered by L&T EduTech

    The course on "Design of Precast Systems" provides comprehensive training in the modeling, analysis, and design of precast reinforced concrete (RC) structures using advanced software tools such as ETABS and SAFE. It cove...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    3ds Max Architecture: Model, Texture & Light

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Build end-to-end architectural visualization skills in Autodesk 3ds Max by modeling, texturing, and lighting realistic interior scenes. You’ll begin by creating detailed TV units, wall panels, tables, lamps, floors, and...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    3ds Max Interior Design: Model, Arrange & Refine

    Offered by EDUCBA

    By the end of this course, learners will be able to model elegant dining furniture, simulate realistic cloth for beds and pillows, construct functional kitchen elements, arrange interior layouts with precision, and analy...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Blender 3D for Beginners: Create a 3D Vaporwave Animation

    Offered by Skillshare

    Hi! My name is 'Harry Helps' and in this class, I’ll walk you through the simple and beginner friendly process of creating a Vaporwave style animation in Blender. Vaporwave is both a musical and a visual genre of artwork...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Machine Learning in Production

    Offered by DeepLearning.AI

    In this Machine Learning in Production course, you will build intuition about designing a production ML system end-to-end: project scoping, data needs, modeling strategies, and deployment patterns and technologies. You w...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Modeling Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
2 Engineering Genetic Circuits Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $49.00 View →
3 3D Printing Capstone Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $79.00 View →
4 Precalculus through Data and Modelling Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
5 Data Science with R Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
6 Computational Thinking with JavaScript 2: Model & Analyse Coursera University of Glasgow $49.00 View →
7 Power Electronics Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $49.00 View →
8 Information​ ​Systems Coursera University of Minnesota $49.00 View →
9 Smart Grid Technologies with Cloud Computing Solutions Coursera L&T EduTech $49.00 View →
10 Designing and Simulating Physical Models Coursera MathWorks $49.00 View →
11 Design of Precast System Coursera L&T EduTech $49.00 View →
12 3ds Max Architecture: Model, Texture & Light Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
13 3ds Max Interior Design: Model, Arrange & Refine Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
14 Blender 3D for Beginners: Create a 3D Vaporwave Animation Coursera Skillshare $49.00 View →
15 Machine Learning in Production Coursera DeepLearning.AI $49.00 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — 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.

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