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8 Best Sorting Courses on Coursera

We compared 8 Sorting courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including Stanford University, Rice University and University of Colorado Boulder. 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
8
Price range
$49.00 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "sorting" 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 C University-backed

    Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms

    Offered by Stanford University

    The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: asymptotic ("Big-oh") notation, sorting and searching, divide and conquer (master method, integer and matrix multiplication, closest pair), and randomized algori...

    $79.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Algorithmic Thinking (Part 1)

    Offered by Rice University

    Experienced Computer Scientists analyze and solve computational problems at a level of abstraction that is beyond that of any particular programming language. This two-part course builds on the principles that you learne...

    $79.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera Certificate Grade A Lowest price here University-backed

    Foundations of Data Structures and Algorithms

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    Building fast and highly performant data science applications requires an intimate knowledge of how data can be organized in a computer and how to efficiently perform operations such as sorting, searching, and indexing....

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Apply Microsoft Excel Basics for Data Management

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Learners will be able to identify the Excel interface, enter and manage data, perform basic calculations, apply formatting, and organize information using essential Excel tools. They will also learn to control formulas,...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Offered by Microsoft

    This course explores data structures and algorithms for back-end development, focusing on performance and scalability. You'll learn to analyze, implement, and optimize key structures and algorithms in .NET Core to effici...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Excel Essentials

    Offered by Packt

    This course 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 you progress through the co...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Data Management with SQL

    Offered by Packt

    This course 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 you progress through the co...

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

    JavaScript Mastery – Zero to Hero for Interviews

    Offered by Packt

    This specialization 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 you progress throug...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Sorting Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms Coursera Stanford University $79.00 View →
2 Algorithmic Thinking (Part 1) Coursera Rice University $79.00 View →
3 Foundations of Data Structures and Algorithms Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $49.00 View →
4 Apply Microsoft Excel Basics for Data Management Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
5 Data Structures and Algorithms Coursera Microsoft $49.00 View →
6 Excel Essentials Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
7 Data Management with SQL Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
8 JavaScript Mastery – Zero to Hero for Interviews Coursera Packt $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 8 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. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Stanford University, Rice University and University of Colorado Boulder — 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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