7 Best Frontend Courses on edX
We compared 7 Frontend courses currently listed on edX, priced from $49.00 to $713.70. 3 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Davis, Harvard University and The University of Michigan. 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
- 7
- Price range
- $49.00 – $713.70
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "frontend" 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 $49.00 to $713.70, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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JavaScript for Beginners
Offered by University of California, Davis
This course is designed for those who are new to JavaScript and want to build a solid foundation in web development. You'll learn the essentials of this popular programming language, enabling you to create interactive we...
$176.40listed price -
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Computer Science for Web Programming
Offered by Harvard University
This course focuses on the essentials of computer science as they apply to web programming. You'll explore key programming concepts and technologies used in web development, allowing you to build and maintain dynamic web...
$376.20listed price -
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Web Application Technologies and Django
Offered by The University of Michigan
This first course in Django for Everybody explores the basic structure of a web application and how web browsers interact with web servers. This course Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), an introduction of Hypertext Mar...
$59.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditFull Stack Developer
Offered by IBM
This course offers a thorough introduction to full stack development, enabling you to build and manage web applications from the ground up. You'll explore both front-end and back-end technologies, gaining practical skill...
$713.70listed price -
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Django Application Development with SQL and Databases
Offered by IBM
This course introduces you to the basics of SQL, Django and Bootstrap. You will gain hands-on practical experience developing and deploying a full-stack Django web application on the cloud.
$49.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditFull Stack Application Development Project
Offered by IBM
For this project you will apply your knowledge of front end and back end development gained from previous courses and build and deploy a full stack real-world web application on the cloud.
$99.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditHTML5 and CSS Fundamentals
Offered by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Learn how to build Web sites using HTML5 and basic CSS, directly from W3C, creator of the latest Web standards.
$249.00listed price
Best Frontend Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | JavaScript for Beginners | edX | University of California, Davis | $176.40 | View → |
| 2 | Computer Science for Web Programming | edX | Harvard University | $376.20 | View → |
| 3 | Web Application Technologies and Django | edX | The University of Michigan | $59.00 | View → |
| 4 | Full Stack Developer | edX | IBM | $713.70 | View → |
| 5 | Django Application Development with SQL and Databases | edX | IBM | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Full Stack Application Development Project | edX | IBM | $99.00 | View → |
| 7 | HTML5 and CSS Fundamentals | edX | The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | $249.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 7 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $713.70, with the middle of the range around $176.40 — a spread of $664.70. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Davis, Harvard University and The University of Michigan — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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