15 Best Web Development Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Web Development courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $176.40. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Washington and University of California, Davis. 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
- $19.99 – $176.40
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "web 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 $19.99 to $176.40, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Front-End Web Development for Beginners
Offered by University of Washington
This beginner-friendly Specialization guides you through the essential skills of front-end web development. You’ll start by learning HTML and CSS to structure and style your pages, then move on to creating responsive lay...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Web Development
Are you considering web development as a career? Do you simply want to learn to create your own web sites but don't know where to start? Does the world of programming fascinate you? Are you curious abou...
$19.99listed price -
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HTML and CSS: Introduction to Frontend Web Development
HTML and CSS are the building blocks of any website. This is a comprehensive course designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of web development. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to solidify your un...
$19.99listed price -
4
Vue JS 3 For Modern Web Development - Beginner to Advanced
If you want to learn the most powerful Javascript framework for modern web development, this is the course you were looking for. Here you will learn Vue JS (v3) from the beginning in just a few hours.This course received...
$119.99listed price -
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Frontend Web Development For Beginners -HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Programming is the process of writing a set of instructions known as code for the computer to perform a task or series of task. Learning to program is a useful and enjoyable skill to have. Programming allows you to solve...
$139.99listed price -
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HTML - Introduction to HTML Web Development
Your Journey Starts NowYou've made an excellent choice. The road to web development, among other disciplines, begins with HTML. HTML, or Hyper Text Markup Language, is a building block to developing effective web pages. ...
$99.99listed price -
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Learn Complete Web Development From Scratch
This web programming courses is intended to be the one stop solution for web development training. We bring together the bunch of most popular web technologies and present them in a way which ensures quick and through l...
$39.99listed price -
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Introduction to Web Development with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
Offered by IBM
Learn the key tools and programming languages to bootstrap your career as a Cloud Developer. Get started with web development using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and GitHub.
$49.00listed price -
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JavaScript for Beginners
Offered by University of California, Davis
This course is designed for those who are new to JavaScript and want to build a solid foundation in web development. You'll learn the essentials of this popular programming language, enabling you to create interactive we...
$176.40listed price -
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Introduction to .NET Core
Offered by Board Infinity
The Introduction to .NET Core course is designed to equip learners with the necessary skills to build web applications using the powerful .NET Core framework. The course is organized into three distinct modules. The firs...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to FastAPI and Backend Development Fundamentals
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...
$49.00listed price -
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Master HTML5 Fundamentals: Build, Design & Apply
Offered by EDUCBA
Master HTML5 Fundamentals: Build, Design & Apply introduces you to the core concepts and practical features of HTML5, helping you build a strong foundation in modern web development. You'll begin by exploring the origins...
$49.00listed price -
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Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals
Offered by IBM
If you want to enter the exciting world of software development, this Software Engineering Foundations Specialization is for you. No prior degrees or knowledge of programming or application development are necessary. Sof...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to jQuery and Basic Concepts
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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The Complete jQuery Course - Beginner to Professional
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
Best Web Development Courses for Beginners compared
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 $19.99 to $176.40, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $156.41. That is a wide gap for one subject. 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, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Washington and University of California, Davis — 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.