15 Best Professional Growth Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Professional Growth courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 10 come from a named university or institution, including Macquarie University, The State University of New York and University of Minnesota. 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 "professional growth" 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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1
Professional development: Improve yourself, always
Offered by Macquarie University
The world of work is characterised by rapid ongoing change. In this dynamic environment, one of the most critical skills for leaders is their capacity to learn and to adapt; to engage in the continuous development of the...
$69.00listed price -
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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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Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Offered by University of Minnesota
Unlock your professional potential with our comprehensive course on mastering the Individual Development Plan (IDP). This course offers a structured approach to cultivating academic and professional success while buildin...
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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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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...
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Grit and Growth Mindset
Offered by Arizona State University
Mindset is everything. It's said that if you go into something expecting to fail, odds are you'll wind up with a self-fulfilling prophecy. On top of that, you'll always face new problems in your life. A willingness to ta...
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Human Excellence in the AI Age, Part 2: A Soft Skills Course
Offered by University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Finding meaningful work and happiness in the AI age depends on you - your ability to learn, unlearn, and re-learn at the pace of technological change. Follow Edward D. Hess, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration...
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A Technical Leader's Qualities and Effectiveness
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course describes the traits of Great Leaders who combine fierce resolve with personal humility. Indeed, they might be described more as “plow horses” as opposed to “show horses”. They see themselves as servants to t...
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Interview Research and Preparation
Offered by University of Maryland, College Park
This course, the first in the "Interviewing and Resume Writing in English" specialization, guides you to discover the interests, talents and competencies that you can use to find and do work that leverages your strengths...
$79.00listed price -
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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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Mujer y Liderazgo
Offered by IESE
Esta especialización ofrece un recorrido integral para mujeres que buscan fortalecer su liderazgo a nivel personal, interpersonal y organizacional. A través de cinco módulos, adquirirás competencias directivas, habilidad...
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Storying the Self: Telling our Stories
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Ask for and give constructive feedback on your work, and consider venues for sharing your stories as both a leader and creator. In leadership contexts, this translates to authentic purpose, vision, and values. You’ll eng...
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Feedback Skills
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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Leaders Leap: Transformational Leadership Mindset
Offered by Packt
This course is based on Steve Dennis's bestselling book, Leaders Leap. This course explores the mindset shifts that enable exceptional leadership and meaningful transformation. It reveals why traditional approaches fall...
$49.00listed price -
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Core Sales Operations and Performance
Offered by LearnQuest
This beginner-level Sales Team Management Specialization equips early-career professionals, career-switchers, and new managers in India and the USA with the essential tools to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing...
$49.00listed price
Best Professional Growth Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional development: Improve yourself, always | Coursera | Macquarie University | $69.00 | View → |
| 2 | Student Success: Foundations of Self-Management | Coursera | The State University of New York | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Individual Development Plan (IDP) | Coursera | University of Minnesota | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Personal and Professional Development | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Feedback Loops: How to Give & Receive High-Quality Feedback | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Grit and Growth Mindset | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Human Excellence in the AI Age, Part 2: A Soft Skills Course | Coursera | University of Virginia Darden School Foundation | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | A Technical Leader's Qualities and Effectiveness | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $99.00 | View → |
| 9 | Interview Research and Preparation | Coursera | University of Maryland, College Park | $79.00 | View → |
| 10 | Achieving Personal and Professional Success | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Mujer y Liderazgo | Coursera | IESE | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Storying the Self: Telling our Stories | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Feedback Skills | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Leaders Leap: Transformational Leadership Mindset | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Core Sales Operations and Performance | Coursera | LearnQuest | $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. 10 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Macquarie University, The State University of New York and University of Minnesota — 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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