15 Best Data Manipulation Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Data Manipulation courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $310.50. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder and Stanford 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.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $19.99 – $310.50
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "data manipulation" 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 $19.99 to $310.50, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Python Functions
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
How many times have you decided to learn a programming language but got stuck somewhere along the way, grew frustrated, and gave up? This specialization is designed for learners who have little or no programming experien...
$49.00listed price -
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BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Data Structures
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course provides an in-depth exploration of Python’s four built-in data structures: lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries. Each structure will be introduced in detail, focusing on how to create, access, and manipulat...
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Introduction to SQL & Databases
Offered by Stanford University
This course provides a solid foundation in SQL and database management, focusing on key concepts and practical applications. You will learn how to create and manipulate databases, write complex queries, and understand fu...
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Udemy CertificateLearn Practical SQL in Urdu / Hindi from Beginner to Advance
Enroll now, and Start Learning SQL to Explore Database for Data , Analytical Queries and Solving Business Questions.Embark on a comprehensive journey into the world of databases with our Udemy course, "Mastering SQL: Fro...
$24.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateThe Complete Excel Course for Beginners 2020
Why this course is for you?You want to learn the basics of Excel for professional or personal reasons but you have little to no knowledge of how Excel works. You have heard that Excel will allow you to automate work and...
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Udemy CertificateJavaScript AJAX XHR for beginners
Welcome to our introductory course for using AJAX - Asynchronous JavaScript And XML with JavaScriptExplore how you can use XMLHttpRequest to connect to web APIs to retrieve JSON data into your web application. Use JavaS...
$199.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateSAS MACRO Programming - Advanced Programming for Beginners
Welcome to the course "SAS Macro Programming - Advanced Programming for Beginners". Macro facility is an important feature of SAS Language. This course will help the novice SAS user bridge the gap between beginner and ad...
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Data Analysis for Complete Beginners
Welcome to Data Analysis for Complete Beginners! This comprehensive course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental concepts of data analysis, statistics, and visualization using Python. Whether you are looking to...
$19.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateR Programming For Absolute Beginners
If you have decided to learn R as your data science programming language, you have made an excellent decision! R is the most widely used tool for statistical programming. It is powerful, versatile and easy to use. It i...
$39.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateMicrosoft Excel for Absolute Beginners - An Excel Tutorial
You can learn Microsoft Excel easily and quickly if it is taught correctly.This course will give you a solid introduction to fundamental Microsoft Excel skills. Developed by a Microsoft Certified Master Instruc...
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Udemy CertificatePyspark Foundation for Data Engineering | Beginners
This course will prepare you for a real world Data Engineer role (basics)!Learn to code PySpark like a real world developer. Here our major focus will be on Practical applications of PySpark and bridge the gap between ac...
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Udemy CertificateMicrosoft Excel: Beginners to Advance Excel Crash Course
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORThis course is published by Kingsley Agbo- a Coach and data analyst, teaching data analysis techniques, MS Excel, Power Query, Microsoft Power BI, with courses average over 4.7 stars out of 5.ABOUT TH...
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Udemy CertificateSQL Beginner to Advanced Level - Data Analytics
Learn SQL from the beginning to becoming an expert analyzing data in SQL. This course takes you from having little or no knowledge of SQL to becoming highly proficient querying with SQL.Knowing SQL is highly important if...
$24.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificatePostgreSQL For Beginners
PostgreSQL is commonly known as Postgres and it is also open source database. In this course, we will go over the basics of the PostgreSQL. We will cover topics ranging from installations, to writing basic queries and r...
$159.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateDatabase and SQL for Beginners
This course covers the following topics:What is a DatabaseDBMS and RDBMSRelational Database Terminology - Primary key, Foreign key etc.Structured Query Language (SQL)Types of SQL commands - DDL, DCL, DML and QueryHow to...
$29.99listed price
Best Data Manipulation Courses for Beginners compared
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