15 Best Reinforcement Learning Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Reinforcement Learning courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $99.00. 7 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta and New York 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
- $9.99 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "reinforcement learning" 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 $9.99 to $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Mastering Classic Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
How can an agent learn to make good decisions through repeated interaction with an uncertain environment? This course introduces the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of classical reinforcement learning, with an e...
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Reinforcement Learning
Offered by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta
The Reinforcement Learning Specialization consists of 4 courses exploring the power of adaptive learning systems and artificial intelligence (AI). Harnessing the full potential of artificial intelligence requires adaptiv...
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Foundations of Reinforcement Learning
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Reinforcement learning studies how agents learn to make better decisions through interaction with an environment. Agents act, observe consequences, receive feedback, and adapt future behavior. This specialization develop...
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Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning in Finance
Offered by New York University
The main goal of this specialization is to provide the knowledge and practical skills necessary to develop a strong foundation on core paradigms and algorithms of machine learning (ML), with a particular focus on applica...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditReinforcement Learning from Human Feedback
Offered by DeepLearning.AI
Large language models (LLMs) are trained on human-generated text, but additional methods are needed to align an LLM with human values and preferences. Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) is currently the ma...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditDeep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On
Offered by Packt
This specialization provides a comprehensive learning path in Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL), designed to equip learners with the necessary skills for practical applications. It begins by exploring foundational concept...
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Reinforcement Learning: Qwik Start
Offered by Google Cloud
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you will learn and get hands-on practice with the fundamental concepts of Reinforcement Learning.
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Data Science Decisions in Time: Using Data Effectively
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
Sequential Decisions builds from math and algorithms that can be understood and used by Coursera Students. This course will start from a consideration of the simplest type of data streams and then gradually advance to mo...
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Advanced Methods in Machine Learning Applications
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
The course "Advanced Methods in Machine Learning Applications" delves into sophisticated machine learning techniques, offering learners an in-depth understanding of ensemble learning, regression analysis, unsupervised le...
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AI for Executives
Offered by Khalifa University
AI for Executives is a three-course, non-technical program that equips managers to lead AI adoption across the business. You’ll master core concepts and data strategy (Course 1), move to decision-making and integration—N...
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Sample-based Learning Methods
Offered by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta
In this course, you will learn about several algorithms that can learn near optimal policies based on trial and error interaction with the environment---learning from the agent’s own experience. Learning from actual expe...
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AI for Cybersecurity
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
This Specialization is designed for post-graduate students aiming to master AI applications in cybersecurity. Through three comprehensive courses, you will explore advanced techniques for detecting and mitigating various...
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Machine Learning for Trading
Offered by Google Cloud & New York Institute of Finance
This 3-course Specialization from Google Cloud and New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) is for finance professionals, including but not limited to hedge fund traders, analysts, day traders, those involved in investment m...
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Prediction and Control with Function Approximation
Offered by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta
In this course, you will learn how to solve problems with large, high-dimensional, and potentially infinite state spaces. You will see that estimating value functions can be cast as a supervised learning problem---functi...
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AI and Content Recommendation
Offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Build your subject-matter expertise This course is part of the AI in Media specialisation. When you enrol in this course; you'll also be enrolled in this Specialisation. ● Learn new concepts from industry experts ● Gain...
$49.00listed price
Best Reinforcement Learning Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Mastering Classic Reinforcement Learning Algorithms | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Reinforcement Learning | Coursera | Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta | $79.00 | View → |
| 3 | Foundations of Reinforcement Learning | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning in Finance | Coursera | New York University | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback | Coursera | DeepLearning.AI | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Reinforcement Learning: Qwik Start | Coursera | Google Cloud | $9.99 | View → |
| 8 | Data Science Decisions in Time: Using Data Effectively | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Advanced Methods in Machine Learning Applications | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | AI for Executives | Coursera | Khalifa University | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Sample-based Learning Methods | Coursera | Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta | $99.00 | View → |
| 12 | AI for Cybersecurity | Coursera | Johns Hopkins University | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Machine Learning for Trading | Coursera | Google Cloud & New York Institute of Finance | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Prediction and Control with Function Approximation | Coursera | Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute & University of Alberta | $99.00 | View → |
| 15 | AI and Content Recommendation | Coursera | Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | $49.00 | View → |
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