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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740 courses, sorted by top ranked

#121Coursera· 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 ↗
#122Pluralsight· Course
Data Science with R
Matthew Renze
4.8 (480) out of 5 from 480 ratings2.5 hours
BeginnerData science
SubscriptionView course ↗
#123Codecademy· Course
Python for Data Science: Working with Data
4.5 (264) out of 5 from 264 ratings18.7K learners9 hours
BeginnerData science
PaidView course ↗
#124Coursera· Path or specialization
Expressway to Data Science: Python Programming
University of Colorado Boulder
4.7 (316) out of 5 from 316 ratings10.1K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#125Simplilearn· Course
Free Excel with ChatGPT Course with Certificate
4.4 out of 530.2K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#126Coursera· Professional certificate
Fractal Data Science
Fractal Analytics
4.4 (702) out of 5 from 702 ratings18.1K learners10 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#127Stepik· 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 ↗
#128Great Learning· Course
Big Data and AI
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (724) out of 5 from 724 ratings11.9K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#129Great Learning· Course
Popular Applications of Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (585) out of 5 from 585 ratings11.9K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#130Coursera· Course
Logistic Regression with NumPy and Python
Snehan Kekre
4.5 (396) out of 5 from 396 ratings14.1K learners1.5 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#131Coursera· Course
Data Cleaning & Processing with Copilot in Excel
Microsoft
4.4 (79) out of 5 from 79 ratings22.8K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#132Codecademy· Course
Getting Started Off-Platform for Data Science
4.3 (311) out of 5 from 311 ratings25.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
PaidView course ↗
#133Great Learning· Course
Data Analytics using ChatGPT with Excel and Python
Great Learning Academy
4.4 (668) out of 5 from 668 ratings18.1K learners2 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#134Great Learning· Course
Python for Machine Learning and Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (358) out of 5 from 358 ratings10.1K learners3 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#135Coursera· Course
The Data Science Profession – Student View
University of London
4.6 (92) out of 5 from 92 ratings16.6K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#136Great Learning· Course
Python for Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (655) out of 5 from 655 ratings10.3K learners1.5 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#137Coursera· Course
GenAI in Data Analytics
Meta
4.6 (104) out of 5 from 104 ratings16.2K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#138Coursera· Course
Chat with Your Data: Generative AI-Powered SQL Data Analysis
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (86) out of 5 from 86 ratings13.2K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#139Stepik· Course
Python for Data Science: Практика Numpy
Stepik author
4.8 (216) out of 5 from 216 ratings7.8K learners6 hours
BeginnerData scienceRussian
FreeView course ↗
#140Coursera· Course
ChatGPT + Excel: Master AI-driven Formulas & Visualizations
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (81) out of 5 from 81 ratings12.5K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#141Coursera· Path or specialization
AI Strategy, Governance, and Data Analysis for Managers
University of Michigan
4.7 (530) out of 5 from 530 ratings16 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#142Great Learning· Course
Career in Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.4 (320) out of 5 from 320 ratings16.5K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#143Codecademy· Path or specialization
Fundamental Math for Data Science
23.1K learners12 hours
BeginnerData science
US$29.99View course ↗
#144edX· Course
Computational Thinking and Big Data
Adelaide University
22.8K learners40 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#145Simplilearn· Course
Applied Data Science with Python
4.5 out of 520K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#146Codecademy· Path or specialization
Learn Python for Data Science
19.7K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
US$29.99View course ↗
#147edX· Course
The Data Science Method
IBM
4.4 (22) out of 5 from 22 ratings18.6K learners28 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#148Stepik· Course
Начальный курс SQL: от Новичка до Специалиста (+Оконные Функции)
Stepik author
5.0 (197) out of 5 from 197 ratings5K learners12 hours
BeginnerData scienceRussian
₽900View course ↗
#149Great Learning· Course
Data Science Mathematics
Great Learning Academy
4.3 (883) out of 5 from 883 ratings16.3K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#150Codecademy· Path or specialization
Data Scientist: Natural Language Processing Specialist
17.9K learners100 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
US$29.99View 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.