Top 100 Coursera Business courses by Reddit Upvotes
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It’s a place where you can find groups of like-minded people. Reddit calls these groups subreddits, and they cover different topics, including niche interests, politics, hobbies, and thousands of other topics people want to talk about.
Since its launch in 2005, the site has become one of the most popular social media sites with millions of monthly active users.
We've conducted analyses to find the best of Coursera from the depths of Reddit. This analysis has been conducted over 2.7 million Reddit upvotes.
Table of Contents
Top 100 Business courses
| Business Foundations Solve Real Business Problems | University of Pennsylvania | 7 reddit posts 131 mentions |
| Introduction to Finance and Accounting Learn the basics of finance and accounting | University of Pennsylvania | 5 reddit posts 87 mentions |
| Introduction to Financial Accounting Master the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in | University of Pennsylvania | 5 reddit posts 59 mentions |
| Financial Markets An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster | Yale University | 2 reddit posts 85 mentions |
| Successful Negotiation We all negotiate on a daily basis | University of Michigan | 0 reddit posts 22 mentions |
| Investment Management Make Smart Investment Decisions in a Global World | University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 17 mentions |
| Financial Engineering and Risk Management Advance Your Knowledge in Financial Engineering | Columbia University | 0 reddit posts 35 mentions |
| Career Success Build Essential Skills for the Workplace | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 25 mentions |
| Introduction to Marketing Taught by three of Wharton's top faculty in the marketing department, consistently ranked as the #1 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 reddit posts 24 mentions |
| Introduction to Public Speaking This course gives you a reliable model for preparing and delivering effective presentations | University of Washington | 1 reddit posts 27 mentions |
| Excel to MySQL Turn Data Into Value | Duke University | 1 reddit posts 34 mentions |
| Personal & Family Financial Planning Personal and Family Financial Planning will address many critical personal financial management topics in | University of Florida | 0 reddit posts 23 mentions |
| Excel Skills for Business Learn Excel Skills for Business | Macquarie University | 0 reddit posts 26 mentions |
| Introduction to Corporate Finance This course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of finance, emphasizing their | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 19 mentions |
| Finance & Quantitative Modeling for Analysts Enroll for free | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 25 mentions |
| Entrepreneurship Identify, Analyze, and Launch Your Startup | University of Maryland, College Park | 2 reddit posts 21 mentions |
| Foundations of Positive Psychology Positive Psychology: Well-being for life | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 35 mentions |
| Digital Marketing Drive Customer Behavior Online | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 0 reddit posts 21 mentions |
| Entrepreneurship Turn Your Idea into a Funded Business | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 14 mentions |
| Business and Financial Modeling Build Business and Financial Models | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 19 mentions |
| Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies This course assists aspiring and active entrepreneurs in developing great ideas into great | University of Maryland, College Park | 2 reddit posts 13 mentions |
| Introduction to Operations Management Learn to analyze and improve business processes in services or in manufacturing by learning how to | University of Pennsylvania | 1 reddit posts 8 mentions |
| Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Excel in Competitive Strategy & Organization | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) | 1 reddit posts 8 mentions |
| Social Media Marketing Manage Your Social Strategies | Northwestern University | 0 reddit posts 11 mentions |
| Human Resource Management Become a better manager of people | University of Minnesota | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| Project Management Principles and Practices Project Management Principles and Practices | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 16 mentions |
| The Strategy of Content Marketing This course is a partnership between the leading content marketing authority, Copyblogger, and | University of California, Davis | 0 reddit posts 10 mentions |
| Introduction to Negotiation This course will help you be a better negotiator | Yale University | 0 reddit posts 8 mentions |
| Financial Planning for Young Adults Financial Planning for Young Adults (FPYA), developed in partnership with the CFP | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 0 reddit posts 9 mentions |
| Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence, hope, mindfulness, and compassion help a person reverse the damage of | Case Western Reserve University | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Investment and Portfolio Management Build a Winning Investment Portfolio | Rice University | 0 reddit posts 10 mentions |
| More Introduction to Financial Accounting The course builds on my Introduction to Financial Accounting course, which you should complete first | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| An Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing How do we make decisions as consumers? What do we pay attention to, and how do our initial responses | Copenhagen Business School | 1 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Leading People and Teams Leading Effectively | University of Michigan | 0 reddit posts 7 mentions |
| Work Smarter, Not Harder You will be able to gain and apply your knowledge and understanding of personal and | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 7 mentions |
| Finanzas personales Este curso, ofrecido por la UNAM, dotará a sus participantes con las herramientas que le | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| Behavioral Finance We make thousands of decisions every day | Duke University | 0 reddit posts 9 mentions |
| Competitive Strategy In this six-module course, you will learn how businesses and organizations behave | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) | 1 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| Finance for Everyone Understand Financial Forces - Make a Difference | McMaster University | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Introduction to Google SEO Ever wonder how major search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo rank your website within | University of California, Davis | 0 reddit posts 9 mentions |
| Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination Everyday across the world, thousands of businesses are victimized by fraud | West Virginia University | 0 reddit posts 6 mentions |
| Financial Markets and Investment Strategy Manage your Investments Professionally | Indian School of Business | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Understanding Financial Markets In this course, you will learn what the main financial markets and their characteristics are as well as how | University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| Foundations of Marketing Analytics Inform Decision Making with Marketing Analytics | Emory University | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Organizational Analysis In this introductory, self-paced course, you will learn multiple theories of organizational behavior and | Stanford University | 1 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Google Project Management Start your path to a career in project management | 0 reddit posts 21 mentions | |
| High-Impact Business Writing Effective writing is a powerful tool in the business environment | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Finance for Non-Finance Professionals This short course surveys all the major topics covered in a full semester MBA level finance course, but with a | Rice University | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| Financial Accounting Fundamentals This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by | University of Virginia | 0 reddit posts 6 mentions |
| Essentials of Corporate Finance Essentials of Corporate Finance | The University of Melbourne | 1 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Interviewing and Resume Writing in English Master the English Job Search Process | University of Maryland, College Park | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Entrepreneurship 1 How does a good idea become a viable business opportunity? What is entrepreneurship and who fits the | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Securing Investment Returns in the Long Run In this course, you will learn about the famous dichotomy between active and passive investing, how to | University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Innovation for Entrepreneurs Develop insights on navigating the innovation process from idea generation to | University of Maryland, College Park | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Influencing People This course will improve your ability to influence people in situations where you cannot use formal | University of Michigan | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Strategic Business Analytics Unveil Critical Insights | ESSEC Business School | 3 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| The Art of Negotiation The art of negotiation comes into play daily in the life of employees at all levels and in | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Project Management This course combines the essential elements of Project Management and Team Leadership into one | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Business Writing Writing well is one of the most important skills you can develop to be successful in the business | University of Colorado Boulder | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
| Beyond Silicon Valley The path for entrepreneurs to grow their companies outside of well-developed entrepreneurial | Case Western Reserve University | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Critical thinking – the application of scientific methods and logical reasoning to problems and | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| How to Finance and Grow Your Startup – Without VC Who? If you’re an entrepreneur at any stage of your journey, or even an aspiring one, and you need money to start or grow your business, | University of London | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| O Empreendedorismo e as Competências do Empreendedor Os estudantes terão a oportunidade de compreender quais são as habilidades e competências que | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | 1 reddit posts 0 mentions |
| Today’s Music Industry This course provides an engaging and methodical insight into the past and present cultural and | West Virginia University | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Advanced Competitive Strategy Advanced Competitive Strategy will introduce new topics and modules with even more | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling How can you put data to work for you? Specifically, how can numbers in a spreadsheet tell us about | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| European Business Law The European Union is one of the world’s largest and most important economies | Lund University | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Giving 2.0 A philanthropist is anyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, and networks — in any | Stanford University | 1 reddit posts 0 mentions |
| Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content Ever wondered why some things become popular, and other don't? Why some products become hits while | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 6 mentions |
| Design and Make Infographics (Project-Centered Course) In this project-centered course*, you will create a content-rich infographic on a topic of your choice | Michigan State University | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Social Impact Strategy This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| What is Social? The “What Is Social?" MOOC is for business owners, executives, and marketing professionals who want to | Northwestern University | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Communication in the 21st Century Workplace In today's fast-paced business environment, employees at all levels find themselves being asked | University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Subsistence Marketplaces The foundation for this course lies with unique synergies between pioneering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| The Science of Success This engaging course is designed to help you achieve the success that you desire | University of Michigan | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Interview Research and Preparation This course, the first in the "Interviewing and Resume Writing in English" specialization, | University of Maryland, College Park | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Planning your Client's Wealth over a 5-year Horizon In this Capstone project, you will have to choose between three different characters (each with a unique | University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Portfolio and Risk Management In this course, you will gain an understanding of the theory underlying optimal portfolio construction, the | University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Meeting Investors' Goals In this course, you will dive into the concepts of rationality and irrationality and understand how they | University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Construction Project Management Construction Project Management introduces you to Project Initiation and Planning | Columbia University | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Marketing Strategy Develop Your Marketing Strategy | IE Business School | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
| Corporate Finance Essentials Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, | IESE Business School | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Finance for Everyone Finance for Everyone: Decisions will introduce you to the workings of the free markets and the foundations | McMaster University | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Inspiring and Motivating Individuals In this course, you will learn how to create a shared vision for your team and effectively communicate it | University of Michigan | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Google SEO Fundamentals Gain an understanding of search engine algorithms and how they affect organic search results and | University of California, Davis | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| Business Strategy In this course you will learn how organizations create, capture, and maintain value | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Preparing to Manage Human Resources One way or another, all employees are managed | University of Minnesota | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Leading Innovation in Arts and Culture Developed by David Owens at Vanderbilt University and customized for the cultural sector with National Arts Strategies, this course is | Vanderbilt University | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| The Power of Markets I This opening module of the Power of Markets course covers the basic assumptions about market | University of Rochester | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Entrepreneurship 2 Once you have a prototype and a clearer vision of the opportunity, you’ll need to create a small | University of Pennsylvania | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| International Business II This course, Introduction to the Global Business Environment II, focuses on managing organizations in | University of New Mexico | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| International Business I We live in a world of intensifying global relationships, one in which international business has become | University of New Mexico | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Contabilidad para no contadores En este curso, ofrecido por la UNAM, vas a entrar al fascinante mundo de la | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
| How to Validate your Startup Idea Starting a new business begins with an idea that needs to evolve through | UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
| Creating a Portfolio This course integrates all the learning from the first three courses and guides the learner about ways | Indian School of Business | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Introduction to Financial Markets Learn the general concepts of financial markets and economy | Indian School of Business | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Finance for Non-Financial Managers Finance is for “Non-financial Managers” who want to understand key financial principles and apply them in a | Emory University | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
| Construction Management Construction Project Management and Planning | Columbia University | 0 reddit posts 8 mentions |
| Conflict Transformation This course introduces you to the concept of conflict transformation and how it differs from conflict | Emory University | 1 reddit posts 0 mentions |
| Optimizing a Website for Google Search Learn the ins and outs of optimizing a website, from conducting an initial audit to presenting | University of California, Davis | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Our methodology
We conducted this analysis by "ranking things based on social signals"
It's the result of mining Reddit posts and comments. The analysis looked at all (url-based) posts and comment mentions of Coursera courses on Reddit, ranking each course based on Reddit score, and showing each course with its top Reddit mentions.
Course Score is calculated with a slightly modified version of a simple popularity / age calculation.
course_score = sum(mention_scores) / course_age
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