25 Best Environmental Science Courses Online
Choosing an online environmental science course can feel overwhelming, especially with a range of providers and price points. This page lists twenty‑five courses from Coursera and edX, each priced between $49.00 and $268.20, and includes programmes from institutions such as O.P. Jindal Global University, Chalmers University of Technology, and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The courses vary in focus, from introductory overviews of the discipline to specialised topics like field skills, climate solutions, and the intersection of AI and sustainability. By comparing the brief descriptions, costs, and issuing universities, you can identify a programme that aligns with your current knowledge level and career interests.
The ordering reflects our own ranking based on factors such as breadth of content and relevance to contemporary environmental challenges, not an official rating. Review each entry to see which format, price, and institutional affiliation best suit your learning goals before enrolling.
- Courses compared
- 25
- Price range
- $29.00 – $268.20
- Providers
- Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, matched to "Environmental Science" 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 $29.00 to $268.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Environmental Science
Offered by O.P. Jindal Global University
Explore the science behind the environment and develop a deeper understanding of the challenges shaping our planet. Introduction to Environmental Science is designed for learners interested in environmental studies, sust...
$49.00listed price -
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Foundations of Environmental Science: Measuring and monitoring our planet
Offered by Chalmers University of Technology
This course explores the critical aspects of environmental science, focusing on how we measure and monitor our planet's systems. You'll delve into methodologies used to assess environmental conditions and learn about the...
$268.20listed price -
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Introduction to Chesapeake Bay Environmental Science and Sustainability
Offered by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Explore the history, significance, and future of the Chesapeake Bay in this self-paced online course. Learn about key events, stakeholders, environmental challenges, and personal stories that shape the watershed while ex...
$149.00listed price -
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Foundational Field Skills for Earth and Environmental Sciences
Offered by University of Canterbury
This course focusses on the proficiency of fundamental field skills required for most graduate degrees and entry-level jobs in the earth and environmental sciences. The course combines instructional demonstrations and sc...
$129.00listed price -
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Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs
Offered by Duke University
How can businesses and investors help fill the multi-trillion-dollar gap needed for sustainable development? Simply put: by incorporating sustainability and social impact factors on people and planet into management deci...
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AI and Sustainability: Leading Responsibly
Offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
This unique learning experience is designed for leaders who intend to shape the future of business and society through two of the most powerful and transformative forces of our time: artificial intelligence (AI) and sust...
$49.00listed price -
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Fashion Values: Economy
Offered by University of the Arts London
Fashion and economy are deeply intertwined through everyday actions, behaviours and business models. On this course from London College of Fashion's Centre for Sustainable Fashion, you'll explore who the economy serves a...
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East Asian Religions & Ecology
Offered by Yale University
At first glance the fields of religion and ecology may seem and unlikely pairing, but a deeper consideration reveals the two have a great deal to contribute to one another and are indeed inextricably linked. Religions re...
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Climate Solutions: UAE
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
Climate Change is one of the greatest threats we face. The impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world, affecting both natural and human systems, and these impacts are expected to become greater in...
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Sustainable Consumption and Health
Offered by University of Michigan
This course is an introductory and foundational course on sustainable consumption and health. In the first part of this course, we briefly review definitions of sustainability and the relationship between the three dimen...
$49.00listed price -
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Industrial Biotechnology
Offered by University of Manchester
Fossil fuels have been the primary energy source for society since the Industrial Revolution. They provide the raw material for the manufacture of many everyday products that we take for granted, including pharmaceutical...
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Electric Vehicles and Mobility
Offered by Groupe Renault and ParisTech
The purpose of Electric Vehicles and Mobility is to help you, whatever your profile, your training or your country, find your own answers to questions such as: - Will electric vehicles be the last to be allowed in megalo...
$49.00listed price -
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Paths to a Sustainable Future
Offered by European University for Transition
This MOOC is an introduction to social and ecological transition. Ecological issues (climate change, loss in biodiversity, scarcity of resources, etc.) and their social consequences (growing inequalities, poverty, confli...
$49.00listed price -
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Asian Environmental Humanities: Landscapes in Transition
Offered by University of Zurich
In this course, featuring many researchers from the University of Zurich and international institutions, we will introduce you to some of the most vibrant cultural trends addressing landscape appreciation, degradation, p...
$49.00listed price -
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Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
Offered by University of Cape Town
This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow thei...
$39.00listed price -
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Fashion Values: Nature
Offered by University of the Arts London
Join Centre for Sustainable Fashion and understand biodiversity in the context of fashion, creating a plan for fashion that protects Earth’s ecosystems. Discover fashion practices that can protect, restore, and regenerat...
$49.00listed price -
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The Circular Economy
Offered by Siemens & University of Colorado Boulder
The Circular Economy is the first course in the Transformative Leadership in the Circular Economy specialization. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, applications, and measurement of the...
$49.00listed price -
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Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
The atmosphere is a shared resource and the amount of greenhouse gases it can absorb is a finite resource. This introductory course to the technology of Carbon Capture and Storage is designed for a wider audience with an...
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Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future
Offered by University of Colorado System
THIS COURSE GIVES YOU THE INSIDE TRACK TO A COMPLICATED INDUSTRY. The approach of this course is truly unique in how it approaches and engages learners. It looks at the electric utility industry, which has remained criti...
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[DOD] Geospatial Science in the Arctic Domain
Offered by University of Alaska Fairbanks
This course focuses on a range of remote sensing, geospatial data, and geospatial science applications in the Arctic and Antarctic domain and polar regions. Based on a brief introduction of fundamental remote sensing pri...
$189.00listed price -
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Regenerative Materials and Construction
Offered by ETH Zurich
The MOOC Regenerative Materials (ReMat) introduces regenerative sustainability approaches into construction, providing an overview of alternative construction materials and techniques. It focuses on solutions suitable fo...
$50.00listed price -
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Natural Capital for Development: Valuation, Investment and Policy.
Offered by Stanford University
Are you a government official or practitioner involved in decision-making and looking to better integrate nature into policies and investments across sectors? This course is for you. You will learn about Natural Capital...
$29.00listed price -
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Conservation and Sustainable Development
Offered by University of Michigan
Protecting biodiversity and supporting local and Indigenous people are too often treated as competing goals. In "Conservation and Sustainable Development," you'll explore where those goals conflict, overlap, and evolve t...
$49.00listed price -
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Intro to the Arctic
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
In this course you will first learn about the Arctic as a geographic region, the peoples the Arctic, and the long history of Arctic settlement and exploration. Attention then turns to key features of the Arctic environme...
$49.00listed price -
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Climate Solutions
Offered by University of Michigan
Our world is changing fast, and the challenges we face—like climate change and protecting nature—are all connected. Climate Solutions traces that connection across three courses: from protecting biodiversity while suppor...
$49.00listed price
Best Environmental Science Courses Online compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Coursera | O.P. Jindal Global University | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Foundations of Environmental Science: Measuring and monitoring our pla... | edX | Chalmers University of Technology | $268.20 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Chesapeake Bay Environmental Science and Sustainabilit... | edX | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $149.00 | View → |
| 4 | Foundational Field Skills for Earth and Environmental Sciences | edX | University of Canterbury | $129.00 | View → |
| 5 | Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs | Coursera | Duke University | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | AI and Sustainability: Leading Responsibly | Coursera | Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Fashion Values: Economy | Coursera | University of the Arts London | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | East Asian Religions & Ecology | Coursera | Yale University | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Climate Solutions: UAE | Coursera | The University of Edinburgh | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Sustainable Consumption and Health | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Industrial Biotechnology | Coursera | University of Manchester | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Electric Vehicles and Mobility | Coursera | Groupe Renault and ParisTech | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Paths to a Sustainable Future | Coursera | European University for Transition | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Asian Environmental Humanities: Landscapes in Transition | Coursera | University of Zurich | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries | Coursera | University of Cape Town | $39.00 | View → |
| 16 | Fashion Values: Nature | Coursera | University of the Arts London | $49.00 | View → |
| 17 | The Circular Economy | Coursera | Siemens & University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 18 | Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage | Coursera | The University of Edinburgh | $49.00 | View → |
| 19 | Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 20 | [DOD] Geospatial Science in the Arctic Domain | edX | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $189.00 | View → |
| 21 | Regenerative Materials and Construction | edX | ETH Zurich | $50.00 | View → |
| 22 | Natural Capital for Development: Valuation, Investment and Policy. | edX | Stanford University | $29.00 | View → |
| 23 | Conservation and Sustainable Development | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 24 | Intro to the Arctic | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 25 | Climate Solutions | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | 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 25 priced courses on this page run from $29.00 to $268.20, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $239.20. 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 Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 21 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including O.P. Jindal Global University, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 5 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.