How are these AI courses ranked?

By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.

Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?

Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.

Are there free AI courses?

Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.

Where does the course data come from?

From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.

Can a platform pay to rank higher?

No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.

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259 courses, sorted by top ranked

#1Coursera· Course
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
Johns Hopkins University
4.6 (34.1K) out of 5 from 34,114 ratings779.6K learners8 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#2Udemy· Course
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis
365 Careers
4.5 (50.4K) out of 5 from 50,448 ratings5 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#3Coursera· Course
Python Project for Data Science
IBM
4.5 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,937 ratings349.1K learners7 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#4Coursera· Course
AI Fundamentals for Non-Data Scientists
University of Pennsylvania
4.8 (1.1K) out of 5 from 1,086 ratings84.8K learners4 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#5Great Learning· Course
SQL for Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (8K) out of 5 from 8,001 ratings192.6K learners3 hours
IntermediateData science
FreeView course ↗
#6Coursera· Course
Machine Learning With Big Data
University of California San Diego
4.6 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,506 ratings80.5K learners8 hours
All levelsMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#7Udemy· Course
R Programming: Advanced Analytics In R For Data Science
Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.5 (9.3K) out of 5 from 9,251 ratings6 hours
IntermediateData science
PaidView course ↗
#8Udemy· Course
The Product Management for AI & Data Science Course
365 Careers, Danielle Thé
4.4 (10.3K) out of 5 from 10,305 ratings5 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#9Coursera· Course
ChatGPT for Beginners: Save time with Microsoft Excel
Jan Demiralp
4.7 (473) out of 5 from 473 ratings70.2K learners2.5 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#10Udemy· Course
Microsoft Copilot: AI in Excel, Word, PowerPoint & More
Arnold Oberleiter
4.6 (3.5K) out of 5 from 3,481 ratings6 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#11Coursera· Course
Smart Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI on Google Cloud
Google Cloud
4.6 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,253 ratings42K learners7 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#12Coursera· Course
Building a Data Science Team
Johns Hopkins University
4.5 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,353 ratings51.1K learners5 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#13Coursera· Course
Executive Data Science Capstone
Johns Hopkins University
4.7 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,566 ratings16.3K learners2 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#14Coursera· Course
Data Science in Real Life
Johns Hopkins University
4.5 (2.4K) out of 5 from 2,392 ratings53.9K learners7 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#15Coursera· Course
Statistics for Data Science with Python
IBM
4.5 (471) out of 5 from 471 ratings46.9K learners4 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#16Coursera· Course
Python for Genomic Data Science
Johns Hopkins University
4.3 (1.8K) out of 5 from 1,830 ratings80.4K learners8 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#17Coursera· Course
Data Science Challenge
Justin Flett
4.7 (232) out of 5 from 232 ratings25.1K learners8 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#18Coursera· Course
Algebra and Differential Calculus for Data Science
University of Colorado Boulder
4.5 (269) out of 5 from 269 ratings25.6K learners8 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#19Udemy· Course
Mastering Data Science and Machine Learning Fundamentals
AI Sciences
4.5 (1.4K) out of 5 from 1,419 ratings2 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#20Coursera· Course
Introduction to Clinical Data Science
University of Colorado System
4.5 (440) out of 5 from 440 ratings27.8K learners8 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#21Coursera· Course
Data Science Capstone
Johns Hopkins University
38.8K learners6 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#22Coursera· Course
Machine Learning for Data Analysis
Wesleyan University
4.2 (330) out of 5 from 330 ratings47.4K learners4 hours
All levelsMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#23Coursera· Course
Materials Data Sciences and Informatics
Georgia Institute of Technology
4.5 (352) out of 5 from 352 ratings19.8K learners9 hours
IntermediateData science
FreeView course ↗
#24Coursera· Course
Statistics for Genomic Data Science
Johns Hopkins University
4.2 (383) out of 5 from 383 ratings41.6K learners9 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#25Stepik· Course
Big Data и Data Science: перейди на новый уровень
Stepik author
4.5 (212) out of 5 from 212 ratings18.2K learners6.5 hours
All levelsData scienceRussian
FreeView course ↗
#26DataCamp· Course
Machine Learning for Marketing Analytics in R
4.8 (74) out of 5 from 74 ratings13.6K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#27Coursera· Course
Essential Linear Algebra for Data Science
University of Colorado Boulder
4.5 (194) out of 5 from 194 ratings12.7K learners8 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#28Coursera· Course
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning for Data Scientists
Microsoft
4.3 (181) out of 5 from 181 ratings17.3K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#29Coursera· Course
Generative AI: Elevate your Data Engineering Career
IBM
4.5 (72) out of 5 from 72 ratings14.1K learners4 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#30Coursera· Course
Genomic Data Science and Clustering (Bioinformatics V)
University of California San Diego
4.1 (94) out of 5 from 94 ratings17.8K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗

How we rank AI courses

How are these AI courses ranked?: By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.
Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?: Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.
Are there free AI courses?: Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.
Where does the course data come from?: From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.
Can a platform pay to rank higher?: No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.