7 Best Systems Engineering Courses on Coursera
We compared 7 Systems Engineering courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado System. 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
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "systems engineering" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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The Need for Systems Engineering
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to designing, realizing, and managing complex systems. In this course, you will be introduced to principles of systems engineering and its importance to the developmen...
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Systems Engineering and Program Management
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course teaches the learner how to apply Systems Engineering to the overall management of a complex program. This includes tailoring the systems engineering process to the specific needs of a particular program. The...
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Introduction to Systems Engineering
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Introduction to Systems Engineering introduces you to the holistic and interdisciplinary systems engineering approach to designing, realizing, and managing complex systems. In this three-course specialization, you will l...
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Applying Systems Engineering to the Design Process
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
In this course, you will learn what a systems engineer does. Following the conceptual foundations from The Need for Systems Engineering, you will perform requirements analysis and functional analysis on engineering progr...
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Agile Systems Engineering
Offered by University of Colorado System
This Specialization is intended for project managers and new systems Engineers seeking to develop a working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Agile techniques. Through four courses, you will cover Systems Engineering...
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Systems Engineering Fundamentals
Offered by University of Colorado System
This course is aimed at helping new leaders of Systems Engineering projects with industry experience in related technical and non-technical roles. The course will provide an overview of the traditional Systems Engineerin...
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Introduction to Network Automation
Offered by Cisco Learning and Certifications
Modern networks are shifting from manual CLI management to automated, API-driven operations—and this course shows you how to make that transition with confidence. Designed for network engineers, systems engineers, networ...
$49.00listed price
Best Systems Engineering Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | The Need for Systems Engineering | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Systems Engineering and Program Management | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Systems Engineering | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Applying Systems Engineering to the Design Process | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Agile Systems Engineering | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Systems Engineering Fundamentals | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Introduction to Network Automation | Coursera | Cisco Learning and Certifications | $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 $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado System — 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.