The price of education in Udemy

Udemy – is an online education platform with more than 180,000 courses in various fields. After paying for the chosen program, the student receives lifetime access to the materials online schools. Lessons are offered in the form of text, video lectures, quizzes, practical assignments, and additional resources that can be downloaded to your computer. You can learn from your PC or mobile device on the service site or from any gadget through the app available on Android and iOS.

The price depends on the expert who recorded the lessons, the topic, the length of the program, and additional materials. Registered users can take advantage of discounted rates for new students; many lessons are available for as little as $12.99 USD (1,360 rubles). Full price and discounted price are listed on the website udemy.com in the section with the list of programs of a certain category.

Development

Direction offers more than 10,000 programs on several topics. The minimum price is $19.99 (2,095 rubles). The maximum students pay is $89.99 (9,430 rubles). The most popular courses in the category:

• Selenium WebDriver + Java for $29.99 (3143 rubles). Learning to automate testing of web projects from scratch.
• Software Testing for Beginners for $19.99 (2095 rubles).
• How to make money testing software (remotely) – $19.99 (2095 rubles).
• Advanced Java for $34.99 ($3,667 rubles). Collections, multithreading, regular expressions.
• Java for Beginners for $89.99 (9,430 rubles). Fundamentals, object-oriented programming, classes, inheritance.

Business

The programs in this section are priced between $19.99 and $149.99. Students most often choose these Udemy classes:

• Beginning SQL course (+practice) – $19,99 (2095 rubles). Queries, errors, using SQL to analyze data.
• Analytics and Data Science – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Hypothesis construction, statistical analysis methods, hidden patterns in data.
• Transformational Change Project Management for $69.99 (7,335 rubles).
• Fundamentals of Management for New Managers – $19.99 (2,095 rubles).
• Organizational Design – $39.99 (4191 rubles).

Finance and accounting

There are more than 8,000 offers to choose from in the category, with prices ranging from $19.99 to $89.99. Popular programs:

• Cryptocurrencies for Beginners – $69.99 (7,335 rubles). Creating a cryptocurrency portfolio, chart analysis, blockchain.
• Investing in stocks for $19.99 (2,095 rubles). Making an investment portfolio, stock selection.
• Course on crypto-trading (working strategies) – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Review of strategies, methods and indicators.
• Crypto Master Trade. Technical analysis from scratch ($84.99).
• Fundamentals of Trading in Financial Markets – $19.99 (2,095 rubles).

IT and software

Over 10,000 directional programs are divided into 4 themes. Their price is $19.99-$99.99. Users can see a list of the most popular courses on the Udemy website:

• Learning Linux and the command line – $99.99 (10,479 rubles). Functions of the bash interpreter, basic commands.
• Ethical hacking with Metasploit for $19.99 (2095 rubles). Stages of system hacking, testing protection of different operating systems.
• AWS from scratch (Amazon Web Services) – $49.99 (5,239 rubles). Preparing for AWS certification tasks, automating deployment programs.
• Ansible – $29.99 (3143 rubles). Features, Writing Playbooks for Configuration Automation, Ansible with AWS.
• Full course Android + Java – $19.99 (2095 rubles). Java basics, Android SDK, creating layouts.

Office software

There are more than 5,000 offers ranging in price from $19.99 to $129.99. The most common programs students take are:

• Microsoft Excel (advanced user) – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Tools for processing large amounts of information, creating summary tables, complex formulas.
• Basic SQL Course – $24.99 (2619 rubles). Installation of programs required for work, basic data types, sampling, filtering and aggregation.
• Excel VBA (macro programming) – $84.99. Automation of complex tasks.
• Advanced Excel: finding solutions and forecasting – $34.99 (3667 rubles). What-If modeling, selection of parameters for formulas, etc.
• Excel Power Query and Pivot – $29.99 (3143 rubles). Power add-ons, importing data from external sources, transforming and converting information.

Personal growth

The category offers more than 10,000 programs priced between $19.99 and $99.99. They are divided into 15 topics for easy retrieval. The Udemy site has a list of the most popular ones:

• Emotional Intelligence for $99.99 (RUB 10,479). Managing your emotions, finding the reason for a bad mood.
• Jedi Techniques (Not Time Management) – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Building your own methodology to increase your productivity.
• Coaching Training: Introduction – $19.99 (2,095 rubles).
• Creativity for All – $44.99 (4,715 rubles). How to Use the Design Thinking Method and Storytelling.
• Coping with Laziness – $39.99 (4191 rubles). How to cope with laziness and procrastination.

Design

There are 9 different topics uncovered in the direction, offering more than 10,000 courses. Their prices range from $19.99 to $189.99. There are several programs in the category that run most often:

• UX from scratch: designing interfaces – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Creating interactive prototypes of websites and applications, interfaces.
• Figma for web designers – $19.99 (2095 rubles). Tools, internal and external interface, frame.
• 3D Sculpting and Retopology in Blender – $59.99 (6,287 rubles). Basics of modeling, prediction, tools.
• Creating a website in the Tilda constructor ($84.99). Design and mobile adaptation.
• Adobe Illustrator: creating a vector illustration ($84.99).

Marketing

An extensive area with 13 topics covered. The programs cost from 19.99 to 94.99 USD. Udemy’s list of the most popular programs includes the following:

• Megacourse: Yandex.Direct, Google Advertising, VKontakte, Facebook – $19.99 (2095 rubles).
• Facebook and Instagram ads – 6 blocks ($29.99).
• Online Marketing Strategy 2022 – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Increasing sales through online marketing, basic principles.
• SMM Strategy 2022 ($84.99). Promotion in social networks, competitive analysis.
• SEO-strategy 2022: website in the top of Google ($84.99). Promotion of the site in search engines, analytics tools.

Lifestyle

The category includes lessons on art, beauty and cosmetics, esoteric practices, games, home improvement and gardening, travel, and animal training. There are programs related to food and drink. More than 9,000 offerings are available, priced from 19.99 to $199.99. The most popular ones are:

• Fundamentals of Graphics. From Beginner to Professional – $24.99 (2,619 rubles). Selecting the right materials, stroke, light, halftone.
• Yachting training for beginners – $49.99 (5,239 rubles).
• Makeup for beginners: a new level of performance – 24,99$.
• The Magic of the Tarot – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Layouts, interpretation, search for solutions.
• Basic Astrology Course ($84.99).

Photo and video

There are more than 3,000 software programs related to video editing and photo taking. They range in price from $19.99 to $119.99. Students like Udemy classes like these the most:

• Photo course for beginners – $54.99 (5,763 rubles).
• Video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro + practical homework for the portfolio – $69.99 (7,335 rubles).
• Premiere Pro Practice Course ($54.99). Corporate Slideshow, Real Estate, Testimonial IGTV.
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC – $29.99 (3143 rubles).
• Composition in Photography – $99.99 (10,479 rubles).

Health & Fitness

Courses in the category deal with health, sports and nutrition. Experts offers more than 10,000 programs priced from $19.99 to $99.99. The most commonly purchased access is to the following:

• Basic course on face building – $44,99 (4,715 rubles). Exercises for a tightened face.
• A Course in Practical Psychology from A to Z – $84.99 (8,907 rubles). Theoretical foundations and practical questions about solving clients’ problems.
• Stretching and stretching: flexibility for 5 workouts – $49.99 (5,239 rubles).
• Self-Defense: Lectures on Self-Defense – $94.99 (RUB 9,955).
• Home Massage ($84.99). How to help get rid of pain in the back and neck, legs, reduce headaches, relax the nervous system, remove feelings of brokenness, improve sleep.

Music

The platform hosts more than 5,000 programs that help you learn musical instruments and vocals and understand how to do business in that area. These programs range in price from $19.99 to $84.99. Udemy’s popular offerings:

• Music Business Basics – $19.99 (2095 rubles). Music Project Management, Copyright Protection.
• How to Learn the Piano Faster: Working Tips and Examples – $49.99 (5,239 rubles).
• Guitar Lessons for Beginners ($19.99).
• Vocal Course for Beginners “Voice, Hearing, Rhythm” – $24.99 (2,619 rubles).
• How to start your own record label – $19.99.

Academic and academic disciplines

More than 10,000 courses related to foreign languages and various sciences are available. Their price range is 19.99-199.99$. Most often users give preference to such programs:

• Practical German for Beginners in 64 Lessons – $34.99 (3667 rubles).
• English for Beginners (32 lectures) – $84.99 (8,907 rubles).
• Basic English Grammar (course for A1-B2) – $34.99 (3667 rubles).
• Classes with cards to develop the thinking of a “special” child – $19.99 (2095 rubles).
• How to create your own online course from idea and editing to promotion and sales – $84.99 (8,907 rubles).

Payment methods

You can buy the course on the platform site as you would do in an ordinary online store. On the page with the program description there are “Add to cart” and “Buy now” buttons. In the first case, the offer can be added to the general shopping list and pay for several options later, exploring the different categories. In the second case, the service will redirect to a page with a payment form in which you need to select your country. Available methods are:

• PayPal – platform will transfer the user to the secure servers of the payment system;
• Boleto Bancario and Pix. In addition to other payment methods, students in Brazil can buy Udemy courses with Boleto Bancario or Pix;
• Credit/.Debit Cards Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, and Discover – enter card number, name, and expiration date. You can purchase courses through the mobile app. Depending on your location, the iOS app offers purchases through the Apple App Store, and the Android app offers purchases through Google Play. At the time of writing in March 2022, such methods were not available to Russian students.

U.S. students can shop on Udemy using the “Buy Now, Pay Later” format. Cash payments and bank transfers may be available for students from some countries in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. To save information about credit card and not re-enter it the next time you make a purchase, follow these steps:

• Go to the checkout page.
• Enter the data in the “New payment card” section.
• Select the “Remember this card” checkbox.
• Click “Complete Payment”. The information will be saved to your account.

After payment, the student gets lifetime access to the materials in his or her personal Udemy account. The platform also offers creditswhich are credited to the user’s balance as a gift or upon activation promo code. They can be used to buy any courses and to pay for a gift to another student.