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8 Best Accounting Courses for Beginners

We compared 8 Accounting courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $29.99 to $159.99. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Rutgers the State University of New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania. 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
8
Price range
$29.99 – $159.99
Providers
Coursera, Udemy
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "accounting" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

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 $29.99 to $159.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Introduction to AI Agent in Accounting

    Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    The course is designed for accountants and auditors with little or no technical background. Across four modules, learners move from a real-world story that shows why AI agents matter, to how agents think, to how agent wo...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Introduction to Finance and Accounting

    Offered by University of Pennsylvania

    This specialization provides an introduction to corporate finance and accounting, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning personal finance, corporate decision-making, financial i...

    $79.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate Lowest price here

    Learn Oracle NetSuite : Introduction to ERP & Accounting

    HighlightsThe main objective of the Introduction to ERP/Accounting Course is to make aspirants understand the fundamentals of General Accounting Setup, Understanding Chart of Accounts, Enter Opening Balances, Understandi...

    $29.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate

    Ultimate Accounting Masterclass: Beginner to Advanced

    This course will introduce you to the essential principles of accounting, breaking down complex concepts into understandable lessons. You’ll learn how to read and interpret critical financial documents like balance sheet...

    $49.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate

    Introduction to bookkeeping and Accounting

    Are you interested in studying bookkeeping or accounting but don't know where to start? Are you studying for your first year professional Bookkeeping exams or Financial Accounting exams (ACCA, CPA) and need to do some ex...

    $34.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate

    Mastering QuickBooks--Beginner to Expert

    Master QuickBooks Desktop step-by-step and gain the confidence to manage accounting, bookkeeping, and business finances like a pro. Perfect for beginners, small business owners, accountants, and freelancers.What you’ll l...

    $79.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate

    Odoo: The complete Master Class: Beginner to Professional

    As we all know, managing a business organization, even if its a very small one, a big one or a medium sized one is a very time consuming task. An ERP, the Enterprise Resource Planning, is a software, which allows busines...

    $159.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate

    Microsoft Excel from Beginner to Advanced.

    Excel is a powerful spreadsheet and data analysis application, with many capabilities which will assist you organize and add up of the info and numbers in your life.Excel is a powerful electronic spreadsheet program you'...

    $99.99
    listed price

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