15 Best Social Justice Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Social Justice courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 10 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Colorado Boulder and Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. 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
- $49.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "social justice" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
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 $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Feminism and Social Justice
Offered by University of California, Santa Cruz
"Feminism and Social Justice" is an adaptation of Distinguished Professor Bettina Aptheker's long-running course at UC Santa Cruz. In the course, Professor Aptheker presents a broad definition of feminism that serves to...
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Anti-Racism I
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Anti-Racism I is an introduction to the topic of race and racism in the United States. The primary audience for this course is anyone who is interested in learning about race/racism in the US who has never taken a course...
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Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
In this course, you will learn about a well-researched tool for building a more equitable economy: “employee ownership.” You will learn what it is, how it differs from traditional business ownership models, and the forms...
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Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection
Offered by University of London
This course provides insight into the phenomenon of internal displacement, a major humanitarian and development challenge in today’s world. Taking a global perspective, you will learn about who internally displaced perso...
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Sustainability Leadership Development
Offered by University of Michigan
How organizations and society respond to declines in environmental and social capital is the defining issue of our times. “Sustainability Leadership” explores and analyzes the concepts and application of leadership to em...
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Organizational Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Offered by Rice University
Many courses in the diversity, equity and inclusion field acquaint the learner with definitions and concepts that are commonly shared in the field but not much strategy to implement such efforts. The Organizational Leade...
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Black Performance as Social Protest
Offered by University of Michigan
Black performance and social activism have been a model for protest globally. It has enriched and activated cries for justice in multiple contexts. This course will help you expand your understanding of Black performance...
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Indigenous Canada
Offered by University of Alberta
Indigenous Canada is a 12-module course from the Faculty of Native Studies (University of Alberta). Through interdisciplinary lenses, this course invites you to build foundational knowledge about Indigenous histories and...
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History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
Offered by University of Michigan
The first course of the Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare specialization will first situate the role of public health in healthcare, and walk through important concepts and definitions that you will see thr...
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Art of the MOOC: Art, Culture, and Society
Offered by Berlin University of the Arts & Creative Time & Duke University
Welcome to Art of the MOOC - Art, Culture and Society designed by artist and Duke professor Pedro Lasch and co-taught by an exciting cohort of experts in the field. This specialization is for learners of all levels, prac...
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Community Awareness: Police Brutality in the U.S.
Offered by University of Michigan
The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have sparked a wave of renewed protests against police brutality across the United States. These nationwide uprisings have transformed into an intense...
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Sustainable Cities and Communities
Offered by Lund University
In this specialisation you will learn how to drive change in cities and communities towards sustainable, climate friendly, just, healthy and prosperous futures, and you will boost your career with new knowledge, understa...
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Anti-Racism
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Anti-Racism is a three-course specialization intended for anyone who is interested in learning about race and racism, particularly in the context of the United States, wants to be an anti-racist advocate, or seeks to inc...
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Social Impact & Public Policy
Offered by University of Michigan
Learn how public policy, social work, community organizing, and sustainability leadership can support positive social change. This beginner-level Specialization helps you understand how change happens across communities,...
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Corruption
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
You can't understand the world today if you don't understand corruption. Every day, we see high-level government officials resigning, governments changing, hundreds of thousands of people standing in squares, holding up...
$99.00listed price
Best Social Justice Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Feminism and Social Justice | Coursera | University of California, Santa Cruz | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Anti-Racism I | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool | Coursera | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection | Coursera | University of London | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Sustainability Leadership Development | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Organizational Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Coursera | Rice University | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Black Performance as Social Protest | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Indigenous Canada | Coursera | University of Alberta | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Art of the MOOC: Art, Culture, and Society | Coursera | Berlin University of the Arts & Creative Time & Duke University | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Community Awareness: Police Brutality in the U.S. | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Sustainable Cities and Communities | Coursera | Lund University | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Anti-Racism | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Social Impact & Public Policy | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Corruption | Coursera | University of Pennsylvania | $99.00 | 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $50.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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 Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 10 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Colorado Boulder and Rutgers the State University of New Jersey — 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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