8 Best Data Preparation Courses for Beginners
We compared 8 Data Preparation courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $129.99. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including University of Minnesota. 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
- $19.99 – $129.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "data preparation" 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 $129.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Predictive Modeling
Offered by University of Minnesota
Welcome to Introduction to Predictive Modeling, the first course in the University of Minnesota’s Analytics for Decision Making specialization. This course will introduce to you the concepts, processes, and applications...
$49.00listed price -
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Data Mining course for beginners
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.Welcome to the Data Mining for Beginners course! If you want to learn how to extract useful information from data and apply this knowledge in practice, this course...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditAlteryx for Beginners: Up & Running with Alteryx Designer
This is a hands-on, project-based course designed to help you build automated Alteryx workflows for extracting, cleaning, transforming and analyzing raw data.We’ll start by introducing and installing Alteryx Designer and...
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Udemy CertificatePower BI for Beginners - Introduction - Zero to Dashboard
Welcome to Power BI - Zero to Dashboard, The introduction to Power BI Class.Even if you have never read an article or seen a video on Power BI, this course is for you. We walk you through the very first steps of setting...
$29.99listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditAlteryx for Beginners
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to AI and Machine Learning on GC - Deutsch
Offered by Google Cloud
In diesem Kurs lernen Sie die KI- und ML-Funktionen von Google Cloud kennen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Entwicklung von Projekten mit generativer und prädiktiver KI. Dabei werden die verschiedenen Technologien, Produk...
$49.00listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Data Science Techniques
Offered by Illinois Tech
This specialization introduces learners to essential data science techniques, including time series analysis, statistical learning, and data preparation. Learners will develop foundational skills in data exploration, cle...
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to AI and ML (Coding Foundations)
Offered by Microsoft
Build a strong foundation in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Learn core AI concepts, prepare and visualize data using Python, build regression and classification models, evaluate performance responsibly, an...
$65.00listed price
Best Data Preparation Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Introduction to Predictive Modeling | Coursera | University of Minnesota | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Data Mining course for beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 3 | Alteryx for Beginners: Up & Running with Alteryx Designer | Udemy | — | $129.99 | View → |
| 4 | Power BI for Beginners - Introduction - Zero to Dashboard | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 5 | Alteryx for Beginners | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Introduction to AI and Machine Learning on GC - Deutsch | Coursera | Google Cloud | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Introduction to Data Science Techniques | Coursera | Illinois Tech | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Introduction to AI and ML (Coding Foundations) | edX | Microsoft | $65.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.