9 Best Social Science Courses on Coursera
We compared 9 Social Science courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including University of Amsterdam, University of Michigan and University of Maryland, College Park & University of Michigan. 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
- 9
- Price range
- $49.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 9 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "social science" 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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Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences
Offered by University of Amsterdam
Identify interesting questions, analyze data sets, and correctly interpret results to make solid, evidence-based decisions. This Specialization covers research methods, design and statistical analysis for social science...
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Qualitative Research Methods
Offered by University of Amsterdam
In this course you will be introduced to the basic ideas behind the qualitative research in social science. You will learn about data collection, description, analysis and interpretation in qualitative research. Qualitat...
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People, Technology and the Future of Mobility
Offered by University of Michigan
Welcome to the People, Technology, and the Future of Mobility course! This course provides a lay-person’s introduction to some of the major technological innovations currently underway in the mobility space and asks lear...
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Survey Data Collection and Analytics
Offered by University of Maryland, College Park & University of Michigan
This specialization covers the fundamentals of surveys as used in market research, evaluation research, social science and political research, official government statistics, and many other topic domains. In six courses,...
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Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action
Offered by University of Michigan
Are you concerned about climate change? Would you like to learn how to address and respond to this challenge? If so, this course is for you. Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action is intende...
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Classical Sociological Theory
Offered by University of Amsterdam
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will offer the participants an introduction into the most important classical sociological readings between the 18th and 20th century. Highly influential social science scholars, su...
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Optimizing Diversity on Teams
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
By drawing on social science perspectives, this course enables you to learn what diversity is, and how to use it to maximize team performance, innovation and creativity. You also learn how to draw out the collective wisd...
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Climate Change and Global Affairs
Offered by Council on Foreign Relations
Climate Change and Global Affairs: Navigating a Warming World is a three-course specialization created by the Council on Foreign Relations. By completing this self-guided series, you will understand the natural and human...
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Methods for Quantitative Research in Psychology
Offered by American Psychological Association
This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in psychology, data analysis, and quantitative research methods along with high school students and professionals with similar interests.
$49.00listed price
Best Social Science Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences | Coursera | University of Amsterdam | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Qualitative Research Methods | Coursera | University of Amsterdam | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | People, Technology and the Future of Mobility | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Survey Data Collection and Analytics | Coursera | University of Maryland, College Park & University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Classical Sociological Theory | Coursera | University of Amsterdam | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Optimizing Diversity on Teams | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $99.00 | View → |
| 8 | Climate Change and Global Affairs | Coursera | Council on Foreign Relations | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Methods for Quantitative Research in Psychology | Coursera | American Psychological Association | $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 9 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Amsterdam, University of Michigan and University of Maryland, College Park & University of Michigan — 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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