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

#211Coursera· Course
Pandas for Data Science
Duke University
4.3 (17) out of 5 from 17 ratings4.1K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#212Stepik· Course
Аналитик данных: курс по программе ДПО. Excel SQL Python BI AI
Stepik author
5.0 (115) out of 5 from 115 ratings864 learners2 hours
BeginnerData scienceRussian
₽3,890View course ↗
#213Alura· Course
Curso Data Science: testando relações com Regressão Linear
4.7 out of 54.1K learners8 hours
All levelsData sciencePortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#214Maven· Live class or bootcamp
Intro to Agentic Analytics in Claude Code
AI Analyst Lab
4.7 (140) out of 5 from 140 ratings
BeginnerCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#215edX· Course
AI Skills for Engineers: Data Engineering and Data Pipelines
Delft University of Technology
4K learners24 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#216Coursera· Course
Data Analysis, Visualization, and Communication with Copilot
Microsoft
4.7 (45) out of 5 from 45 ratings3K learners6 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#217Coursera· Course
Essential Causal Inference Techniques for Data Science
Vinod Bakthavachalam
4.5 (40) out of 5 from 40 ratings3.5K learners2 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#218Simplilearn· Course
Free Gemini in Google Sheets Course: Excel with Ease
4.6 out of 53.9K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#219Coursera· Path or specialization
Data Science for Health Research
University of Michigan
4.9 (15) out of 5 from 15 ratings3.3K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#220Udemy· Course
Machine Learning and Data Science with LangChain and LLMs
Tech Career World
4.6 (157) out of 5 from 157 ratings17 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#221Coursera· Path or specialization
Understanding Data: Navigating Statistics, Science, and AI
University of Michigan
4.7 (60) out of 5 from 60 ratings2.7K learners52 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#222Coursera· Course
Linear Algebra and Regression Fundamentals for Data Science
University of Pittsburgh
3.4 (11) out of 5 from 11 ratings4.5K learners20 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#223Coursera· Course
Gen AI for Fraud Detection Analytics
Edureka
4.2 (40) out of 5 from 40 ratings4.1K learners3 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#224Coursera· Course
GenAI for Financial Data Analysis
4.2 (18) out of 5 from 18 ratings3.9K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#225Coursera· Course
Microsoft Copilot for Excel: AI-Powered Data Analysis
Maven Analytics
4.7 (18) out of 5 from 18 ratings3.3K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#226Coursera· Path or specialization
Enterprise AI and Data Engineering with Databricks
Pragmatic AI Labs
4.3 (25) out of 5 from 25 ratings3.6K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#227Coursera· Course
Communicating Data Science Results
University of Washington
3.4 (142) out of 5 from 142 ratings17.4K learners8 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#228Coursera· Course
Fast-Track Data Analysis and Presentations
Google
4.9 (28) out of 5 from 28 ratings2.8K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#229Coursera· Course
Data Science & Machine Learning Fundamentals
Corporate Finance Institute
4.8 (16) out of 5 from 16 ratings3.1K learners6 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#230Coursera· Path or specialization
Mathematical Foundations for Data Science and Analytics
University of Pittsburgh
3.6 (16) out of 5 from 16 ratings4.4K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#231Coursera· Course
Cybersecurity for Data Science
University of Colorado Boulder
3.6 (37) out of 5 from 37 ratings5.3K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#232Coursera· Course
Building Statistical Models in R: Linear Regression
Arimoro Olayinka Imisioluwa
4.7 (20) out of 5 from 20 ratings3K learners2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#233Coursera· Path or specialization
Data Science with R
Duke University
4.8 (49) out of 5 from 49 ratings2.4K learners32 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#234Maven· Live class or bootcamp
Mastering LLMs For Developers & Data Scientists
Hamel Husain & Shreya Shankar
4.4 (179) out of 5 from 179 ratings
All levelsLLMs and agents
US$20View course ↗
#235Alura· Course
Curso Power BI: criando relatórios com auxílio de IA
4.7 out of 53.2K learners10 hours
All levelsData sciencePortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#236edX· Course
Python and Pandas for Data Engineering
Pragmatic AI Labs
4.5 (30) out of 5 from 30 ratings2.8K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#237edX· Course
Big Data Machine Learning | 大数据机器学习
Tsinghua University
3.1K learners64 hours
BeginnerMachine learningChinese
Free to auditView course ↗
#238Alura· Course
Curso Data Science: análises para saúde e medicina
4.5 out of 53.1K learners8 hours
All levelsData sciencePortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#239Coursera· Course
Human Excellence in the AI Age, Part 1: A Soft Skills Course
University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
4.7 (43) out of 5 from 43 ratings2.4K learners3 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#240Coursera· Path or specialization
Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python
Howard University
4.3 (33) out of 5 from 33 ratings3K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
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.