7 Best Network Design Courses for Beginners
We compared 7 Network Design courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $94.99. 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
- 7
- Price range
- $19.99 – $94.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "network design" 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 $94.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Networking Fundamentals and Protocols
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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The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course. Your CCNA start
Welcome to the Complete Network Fundamentals Course! In this course, you will learn the technologies that keep the world as you know today connected and running. We cover both the fundamentals of networking as well as th...
$19.99listed price -
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IT Networking Fundamentals For Complete Beginners
Course Description[Course Updated - October 2021] Added new image in Lecture 9 to correctly reflect STP cableIt is a specialized course but with over several lessons, you are will not find a course similar to thisThis co...
$94.99listed price -
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Complete Networking Fundamentals–100% Job & Placement Course
This course serves as a general introduction for students/professional to acquire a foundation in IT Networking Fundamentals including core areas that function within a given computer network. The course provides an intr...
$19.99listed price -
5
Network Fundamentals
Offered by Cisco Learning and Certifications
This Specialization builds a strong foundation in key networking concepts, terminology, and architectures essential for modern IT roles. Learners will explore topics such as network segmentation, routing policies, access...
$49.00listed price -
6
Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals - Português Brasileiro
Offered by Google Cloud
Networking in Google Cloud é uma série de 6 cursos. Este é o primeiro curso deles, Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals. Este curso apresenta uma visão geral completa dos conceitos fundamentais de rede, incluindo pr...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to GKE Networking
Offered by Google Cloud
In this course, the first in the Configure Google Kubernetes Engine Networking series, you'll learn how to use the Google Cloud Architecture Center to get started designing a VPC networking solution to support a GKE infr...
$49.00listed price
Best Network Design Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Networking Fundamentals and Protocols | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course. Your CCNA start | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 3 | IT Networking Fundamentals For Complete Beginners | Udemy | — | $94.99 | View → |
| 4 | Complete Networking Fundamentals–100% Job & Placement Course | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Network Fundamentals | Coursera | Cisco Learning and Certifications | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals - Português Brasileiro | Coursera | Google Cloud | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Introduction to GKE Networking | Coursera | Google Cloud | $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 7 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $94.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $75.00. 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 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.
Before you enrol
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