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11 Best Cell Biology Courses Online

We compared 11 Cell Biology courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $340.20. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Tel Aviv University, Harvard University and The University of Queensland. 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
11
Price range
$19.99 – $340.20
Providers
Coursera, edX, Udemy
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "cell biology" 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 $340.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Molecular and Cell Biology

    Offered by Lecturio

    Investigate the fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern life processes and human health. Build comprehensive understanding of how biological systems function at the molecular level to support clinical d...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Viruses & How to Beat Them I: Introduction to Cell Biology & Viruses

    Offered by Tel Aviv University

    Whereas cells are alive, viruses are not. Discover how living cells translate information coded in our genes into proteins and what happens when viruses hijack our cells and cause life threatening diseases.

    $189.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Cell Biology: Mitochondria

    Offered by Harvard University

    A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

    $149.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Células y tejidos

    Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València

    Este curso sobre "Células y Tejidos" ofrece una introducción integral a los fundamentos de la biología celular y la histología, estructurado en módulos que exploran desde las generalidades de la célula, su estructura y c...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Cell Physiology

    Offered by The University of Queensland

    This course delves into cell physiology, exploring the functions and behaviors of cells at a biological level. It's designed to enhance your understanding of how cells operate, communicate, and respond to various stimuli...

    $278.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Cell cultivation techniques: An introduction

    Offered by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

    Do you want to know what is a bioreactor and how is it operated? How are cells cultivated for biopharmaceutical production, and what are the difficulties? In this course, you will learn the basic techniques for the succe...

    $189.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Introduction to Biology

    Offered by Pearson

    This Specialization introduces students to the core principles of biology, from the chemistry of life and cell structure to genetics, evolution, ecology, and biotechnology. Students will learn to apply the scientific met...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Fundamentals of cytology and histology Pt.1

    Histology is the science that allows us to see what the naked eye cannot: the intimate architecture of tissues that makes life possible. In this course, we will learn to recognize patterns, structures, and relationships...

    $49.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy Certificate Grade C Lowest price here

    Fisiologia Cardiovascolare: un Corso Essenziale

    Attraverso questo corso conoscerai la fisiologia di base e cardiovascolare. Questo corso unico nel suo genere ti insegnerà il funzionamento delle tue cellule nel corpo umano, delle tue cellule cardiache e del sistema car...

    $19.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Viruses & How to Beat Them: From Cells to Pandemics

    Offered by Tel Aviv University

    This course explores the wide-ranging impact of viruses, from their interactions at the cellular level to their role in global pandemics. You'll gain insights into how viruses operate and the strategies used to combat th...

    $340.20
    listed price
  11. 11
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Chimica Organica I

    Offered by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

    Un viaggio nella chimica dei composti organici, ossia di tutti i composti prodotti dagli organismi viventi e di cui sono fatte le nostre cellule. Un corso base per chi si avvicina agli studi delle scienze della vita.

    $55.00
    listed price

Best Cell Biology Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Molecular and Cell Biology Coursera Lecturio $49.00 View →
2 Viruses & How to Beat Them I: Introduction to Cell Biology & Viruses edX Tel Aviv University $189.00 View →
3 Cell Biology: Mitochondria edX Harvard University $149.00 View →
4 Células y tejidos Coursera Universitat Politècnica de València $49.00 View →
5 Cell Physiology edX The University of Queensland $278.00 View →
6 Cell cultivation techniques: An introduction edX ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences $189.00 View →
7 Introduction to Biology Coursera Pearson $49.00 View →
8 Fundamentals of cytology and histology Pt.1 Udemy $49.99 View →
9 Fisiologia Cardiovascolare: un Corso Essenziale Udemy $19.99 View →
10 Viruses & How to Beat Them: From Cells to Pandemics edX Tel Aviv University $340.20 View →
11 Chimica Organica I edX Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II $55.00 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 11 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $340.20, with the middle of the range around $55.00 — a spread of $320.21. 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, edX and Udemy. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Tel Aviv University, Harvard University and The University of Queensland — 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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