15 Best Personal Development Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Personal Development courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 9 come from a named university or institution, including University of Huddersfield, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) and The State University of New York. 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 – $99.00
- 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 "personal development" 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 $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Leadership Foundations & Personal Development
Offered by University of Huddersfield
Welcome to our "Leadership Foundations & Personal Development" course. This program is designed to guide you through the essential principles of leadership and personal growth, equipping you with the skills needed to exc...
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Personal Development And Business Productivity - 2026
Offered by Alex Genadinik
This is a life-changing masterclass in personal development and professional productivity. After this specialization, you will be able to do anything you are working on better, faster, and achieve incredible results. The...
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Mindfulness: An Approach to Stress Reduction
Offered by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
The course focuses on developing mindfulness skills and techniques, enhancing self-regulation and self-awareness, and improving body awareness, with a strong emphasis on stress management and attentional skills. It may i...
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Student Success: Foundations of Self-Management
Offered by The State University of New York
This course walks learners through the behavioral concepts presented in Professor Roma’s book, “Student Success: Foundations of Self-Management”, (SUNY Press, 2023). It is organized around an individual behavioral respon...
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The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know
Offered by University of Michigan
This engaging course is designed to help you achieve the success that you desire. Drawing on decades of scientific research, you will learn what the most successful people do differently than others, why IQ is not the mo...
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Professional Skills: Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
Offered by Arizona State University
Resilience isn’t just about surviving tough times, it’s about learning, adapting, and growing through them. The Emotional Intelligence and Resilience specialization—built with Shari Collins, Associate Professor at the Sc...
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Futures Thinking
Offered by Institute for the Future
Do you want to think about the future with more creativity and optimism? Do you want to see what’s coming faster, so you can be better prepared for disruptions and more in control of your future? Do you want to get bette...
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Leading Technical Organizations
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
The specialization "Leading Technical Organizations" is intended for post-graduate students seeking to develop advanced leadership skills for technical environments. Through three courses, you will explore key leadership...
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Becoming Your Best Self at Work
Offered by University of Alberta
This course is designed to give you practical insights and tools that you can apply in both your personal and professional life. We’ll explore what happiness truly means, challenging common misconceptions and uncovering...
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Personal and Professional Development
Offered by University of Michigan
Develop the skills you need to grow personally and professionally in today’s workplace. This Specialization focuses on key drivers of long-term success: Finding purpose at work Building a strong personal brand Developing...
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Success
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
Do you want to be more successful? This course was designed to help you define what success means to you, and to develop a plan for achieving it. Wharton Professor G. Richard Shell, an award-winning author and the creato...
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Achieving Personal and Professional Success
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
Based on four of the most popular courses taught at the Wharton School, Achieving Personal and Professional Success is designed to introduce the tools and techniques for defining and achieving success at home and at work...
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Brilliant, Passionate You
Offered by University of Michigan
This course is an interdisciplinary look at how we can make each day the best day of our lives by examining the question, “How can you be your most brilliant, passionate self?” You will be joined on this journey by our a...
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Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most
Offered by University of Michigan
Welcome to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most! In this course, you’ll learn how science, philosophy and practice all play a role in both finding your purpose and living a purposeful life. Y...
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Feedback Loops: How to Give & Receive High-Quality Feedback
Offered by University of Michigan
Feedback plays a key role in the development of students and professionals of all kinds. Yet few people are taught how to give effective feedback or how to receive it. This Feedback Loops specialization is designed to ch...
$49.00listed price
Best Personal Development Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leadership Foundations & Personal Development | Coursera | University of Huddersfield | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Personal Development And Business Productivity - 2026 | Coursera | Alex Genadinik | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Mindfulness: An Approach to Stress Reduction | Coursera | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Student Success: Foundations of Self-Management | Coursera | The State University of New York | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Professional Skills: Emotional Intelligence and Resilience | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Futures Thinking | Coursera | Institute for the Future | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Leading Technical Organizations | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Becoming Your Best Self at Work | Coursera | University of Alberta | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Personal and Professional Development | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Success | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $99.00 | View → |
| 12 | Achieving Personal and Professional Success | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $79.00 | View → |
| 13 | Brilliant, Passionate You | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Feedback Loops: How to Give & Receive High-Quality Feedback | Coursera | University of Michigan | $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 $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $50.00. 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. 9 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Huddersfield, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) and The State University of New York — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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