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Best social media marketing Courses Online

We compared 20 Social Media Marketing courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $139.99. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Vanderbilt University, Digital Marketing Institute and Brigham Young University. 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.

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  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Tactics, Ethics, and Future Trends in Social Media Marketing

    Offered by Sage Publications

    This course focuses on the tactical and ethical execution of social media marketing, emphasizing practical strategies that drive measurable outcomes. Learners explore influencer marketing, content creation, and brand adv...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    The Sage Handbook of Social Media Marketing

    Offered by Sage Publications

    This Specialization guides learners through the core domains of social media marketing. The first course introduces foundational concepts such as B2C strategies, cross-cultural influences, consumer culture in social netw...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate Grade C Lowest price here

    Social Media Marketing

    In this comprehensive beginner-level test on social media marketing, you will gain practical skills to build and engage with your audience effectively across major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedI...

    $19.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    10-in-1 Generative AI & ChatGPT Social Media Marketing

    Embark on a Revolutionary Journey with Our "10-in-1 Social Media Mastery with ChatGPT & Generative AI " Course!Unlock the future of social media marketing with our groundbreaking course, meticulously designed to inte...

    $139.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Mastering Prompting Skills for Social Media Marketing

    Offered by Aptly

    Learn how to use generative AI more effectively for social media marketing through better prompting. In this short course, you’ll explore practical prompting techniques to generate content ideas, write captions, create v...

    $49.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    GPT Vision: Seeing the World through Generative AI

    Offered by Vanderbilt University

    Imagine a world where your photos don't just capture memories, but also become intelligent assistants, helping you navigate and manage daily tasks. Welcome to "GPT Vision: Seeing the World Through Generative AI", a cours...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Marketing

    Offered by Digital Marketing Institute

    Digital Marketing Institute is the global standard in Digital Marketing Certification. Our mission is to give our students the confidence and knowledge they need to advance in their careers through this specialization. Y...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Part Time Advertiser: Facebook Ads Mastery

    Offered by Brigham Young University

    Brigham is a professor of digital advertising at Brigham Young University. Brigham lives, eats, and breathes digital advertising and has helped hundreds of students learn how to successfully run an online business. Curre...

    $99.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Generative AI for Digital Marketing

    Offered by IBM

    Build hands-on generative AI (GenAI) skills to future-proof your digital marketing career! This specialization from IBM is specifically designed to give marketing managers, content creators, freelance writers, bloggers,...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Strategic Communication Campaigns

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    Integrated communication campaigns are a critical tool in the marketing toolbox that target specific audiences across a blend of paid media, earned media, and social media . They can drive sales, increase client involvem...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online

    Offered by Google

    From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online is the third of eight courses in the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate. This course will help you develop social media marketing strategies. Social medi...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Concepts, Strategies, and Analytics in Performance Marketing and Digital Advertising

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    This four-course specialization develops practical skills for planning, evaluating, and improving digital advertising across search, display, video, social, native, and programmatic channels. Learners connect business ob...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Hone Your Style: Discover and Develop Your Editing Style

    Offered by Skillshare

    Discover your power as an editor by leaning into your unique style, identity, and inspiration. There are a lot of things Ryan Kao wishes he had known before starting his career as a freelance video editor and cinematogra...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Introduction to Digital Marketing

    Offered by IBM

    According to Gartner, digital channels now represent nearly 80% of marketing budgets, creating high demand for skilled digital marketers and growth hackers. Whether you’re pursuing a marketing career or are a small busin...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Digital Marketing & Social Media Ads

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Build job-ready social media marketing skills with hands-on training in content strategy, paid ads, analytics, and campaign optimization.Learn how to grow brand visibility, improve engagement, and drive measurable busine...

    $49.00
    listed price
  16. 16
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Behavioral Marketing

    Offered by Simplilearn

    This comprehensive course provides a strong foundation in behavioral marketing and modern digital strategies to drive business growth. You’ll start by learning the fundamentals of behavioral marketing, understanding how...

    $49.00
    listed price
  17. 17
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Capstone Project: Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking

    Offered by IBM

    Get ready to demonstrate your digital marketing and growth hacking skills in this hands-on, real-world style capstone project. In this capstone, you’ll apply your skills to design and execute a complete digital marketing...

    $49.00
    listed price
  18. 18
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Learn Digital Marketing: Strategy, Tools & Analytics

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Master digital marketing by learning how to plan, execute, and optimize campaigns across multiple online channels using real-world strategies and tools. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to digital market...

    $49.00
    listed price
  19. 19
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Claude AI for Marketing

    Offered by SkillsBooster Academy

    In this course, you will master the art of AI-driven marketing using Claude, moving far beyond basic prompt engineering to build sophisticated, long-form strategies. You’ll learn to leverage Claude’s massive context wind...

    $49.00
    listed price
  20. 20
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    ChatGPT for Business & Marketing Content

    Offered by LearnKartS

    Learn to produce clear, on-brand marketing at scale as a core professional capability with this ChatGPT for Business & Marketing Content course. This course transforms ChatGPT from a novelty into a strategic asset for bu...

    $49.00
    listed price

What the prices here tell you

The 20 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $139.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $120.00. 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. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Vanderbilt University, Digital Marketing Institute and Brigham Young University — 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 — 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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