AI education providers

Stanford Online

Stanford Online lists graduate courses and certificates from Stanford University, including the School of Engineering's Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate. The AI certificate requires four selected graduate courses, documented prerequisites and minimum grades. Course availability varies by quarter. The tuition and withdrawal conditions below are scoped to the reviewed graduate-course route, not a universal price or policy for every Stanford program.

Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Learn currently lists Azure AI Fundamentals through AI-901 and Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate through AI-103. Microsoft names these as replacements for the AI-900 and AI-102 routes retired on June 30, 2026. AI-901 expects Python knowledge and Azure familiarity; AI-103 targets Python application development and Azure AI implementation. Both are exam-based credentials, not awards for training completion alone. Check the current credential pages for objectives and regional exam fees.

Google

Google designed AI Essentials as an introduction to using generative AI in everyday work. The self-paced online course covers AI fundamentals, productivity, prompting, responsible use, and keeping current with AI developments. It requires no prior experience, provides a Google certificate after completion, and is available through Google Career Skills and Coursera.

Educative

Educative provides interactive, text-based learning for developers and technology professionals, including browser-based coding practice. Its subscription FAQ includes course access, while Projects and CloudLabs depend on the selected plan. Standard costs USD 59/month, Premium USD 99/month and Premium Plus USD 129/month, billed monthly. Regular annual upfront prices are Standard USD 278, Premium USD 378 and Premium Plus USD 478. A time-limited promotion was displayed on 4 September 2026. Standard includes course content; named Projects require Premium and the six LLM Bootcamp Cloud Labs require Premium Plus. US price as shown on educative.io/unlimited on 2026-09-04; regional pricing may differ. Check the plan, billing commitment and activity requirements before purchase. Certificate claiming requires paid access and satisfaction of the provider’s time and assessment conditions. Official pages differ on trial length, refunds and cancellation access, so no single trial or refund guarantee is stated here.

Format

Developer-focused online courses, paths, assessments, and projects

365 Data Science

A self-paced online platform focused on data, analytics, AI, and related career skills. It publishes courses, projects, assessments, and guided career tracks with provider-issued completion evidence. Catalog counts, prices, renewal terms, and certificate rules can change.

Price

USD 29 / month equivalentBilled annually; verify promotions and taxes

Format

Self-paced online courses, career tracks, projects, practice, and assessments

Google Cloud

Google Cloud manages the Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification learning path on Google Skills. Its 17 activities combine on-demand courses, labs, and skill badges focused on designing, building, operating, optimizing, and maintaining machine learning systems on Google Cloud. This is a learning path, distinct from the Professional Machine Learning Engineer exam.

DeepLearning.AI

DeepLearning.AI publishes introductory and technical AI programs, including courses and specializations created with Stanford Online. Direct publisher Pro access and Coursera enrollment are distinct routes: prices, certificate conditions and subscription eligibility must be checked for the selected program. Pro's regular/reference monthly price is shown below. A time-limited promotion was displayed on 6 September 2026. The observed annual payment is not treated as a regular annual charge or a total completion price.

Coursera

Coursera hosts IBM's Generative AI Engineering Professional Certificate, an online, self-paced series of 16 courses with a shareable IBM certificate. DeepLearning.AI also identifies Coursera as a platform for AI for Everyone, including its videos and assignments. Keep the course provider distinct from the hosting platform: IBM and DeepLearning.AI supply these respective programs, while Coursera provides an enrollment and learning route.

DataCamp

DataCamp offers courses and multi-course learning tracks. Its AI Fundamentals track introduces artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and responsible AI through a beginner-friendly route that does not require coding experience. Course and track completion can earn a shareable Statement of Accomplishment documenting that completion. Compare the content and credential requirements of the specific track before enrolling.

edX

edX is an online learning platform offering individual courses and programs made up of related courses from educational institutions and other organizations. Learners can enroll, work through course content, and complete assessments through the service. Where both routes are offered, free audit access and paid verified enrollment have different access and certificate conditions. Check each program's institution and credential requirements: the platform hosting a course is distinct from the institution responsible for its teaching or award.

UC Berkeley Executive Education

Executive education programs in this registry include in-person, live-online and blended formats. Fees and schedules are program-specific; review each dated program source before enrolling.

Oxford Saïd Business School

This registry includes Oxford Organising for AI, an online executive course. Its fee, schedule and credential details are recorded on the program page and should not be generalized to other Oxford offerings.

INSEAD

This registry includes two INSEAD executive AI programs with distinct delivery formats, dates and fees. Review each program profile and its dated official sources before choosing.

Amazon Web Services

AWS offers certification exams for different roles and levels. The registry includes AI Practitioner and Machine Learning Engineer - Associate. Compare the individual exam objectives, recommended background and version availability before booking; the exam fee does not include every preparation choice.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA offers generative-AI certification assessments. The registry distinguishes its Associate Generative AI LLMs credential from the Professional NCP-GENL exam. The Professional page expects practical LLM experience and covers architecture, optimization, deployment and monitoring; it is not an introductory taught course.

IBM

IBM supplies professional-certificate programs hosted on Coursera, including AI engineering, AI development and AI product management. The learning objectives, starting knowledge, workloads and award wording differ by program. IBM is the program provider; Coursera manages the relevant enrollment and subscription route.

Databricks

Databricks offers certification for implementing LLM-enabled solutions on its platform. The Generative AI Engineer Associate exam covers application design and development, data preparation, deployment, governance, evaluation and monitoring. Compare the exam blueprint with practical experience; registering for an assessment is different from purchasing a teaching course.

MIT Professional Education

MIT Professional Education offers On Campus and Live Online Short Programs, including the Professional Certificate Program in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. For this certificate, instruction takes place primarily on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during June, July, and August. Course instruction is provided by faculty from MIT research centers, including the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS). Successful program participants receive a professional certificate, and alumni are eligible to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn

MinnaLearn and the University of Helsinki created Elements of AI, a series of free online courses combining theory with practical exercises. Introduction to AI addresses what artificial intelligence is, its possibilities and its effects on everyday life without requiring complicated mathematics or programming. Building AI covers the algorithms behind AI methods and recommends basic Python skills. Both courses support self-paced study. Introduction to AI includes a free digital certificate; Building AI offers an optional electronic certificate for EUR 50 after successful completion.

Duke University

Duke University programs listed here are governed by their specific program policies.

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University programs listed here are governed by their specific program policies.

Imperial College London

The 'Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization' by Imperial College London on Coursera is a beginner-level, three-course program bridging the gap between underlying mathematics and their application in data science. Instructed by David Dye and others, the curriculum covers linear algebra, multivariate calculus, and dimensionality reduction with Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Students learn to relate vectors, matrices, and gradients to machine learning, implementing concepts in Python using interactive Jupyter notebooks. The self-paced program features mini-projects like calculating page rank and training a neural network. Earning the shareable career certificate requires completing all courses. Overview: 4 weeks at 10 hours a week. FAQ: 3/4 hours a week for 3 to 4 months. These are separate provider estimates.

Anthropic

Anthropic runs the Claude Certification Program on Anthropic Partner Academy for people at organizations in the Claude Partner Network. Its certifications page lists exams for three roles, Associate, Developer and Architect, with free prep courses. The registry lists three of its four exams: Claude Certified Associate - Foundations (USD 99), Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (USD 125) and Claude Certified Architect - Foundations (USD 125), as shown in the United States on 7 October 2026. Pearson VUE delivers the exams online or at a test center, and passing earns a Credly badge; certifications are valid for 12 months.

MIT xPRO

MIT xPRO offers online programs for professionals in collaboration with the online education provider Emeritus, which handles registration and collects program payments. The registry lists its Designing and Building AI Products and Services program.

Harvard Extension School

Harvard Extension School, part of the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, offers degrees, graduate and undergraduate certificates, microcertificates and courses online and in the evenings. The registry lists its online Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate.

Harvard Business School Online

Harvard Business School Online offers online business courses taught by Harvard Business School faculty, with Certificates of Completion for paid courses, Certificates of Specialization for three-course learning tracks, and multi-course credentials. The registry lists its AI Essentials for Business course.

fast.ai

fast.ai, co-founded by Jeremy Howard and Dr. Rachel Thomas, is the organization behind the fastai software library and the free Practical Deep Learning for Coders course. The registry lists that course.

Microsoft Cloud Advocates

Microsoft Cloud Advocates publish Generative AI for Beginners, a 21-lesson course on building generative AI applications released as an open GitHub repository with Python and TypeScript code samples. The registry lists that course.

Dataquest

Dataquest is an online platform for self-paced, browser-based learning of Python, data and AI skills through career paths, skill paths, courses and guided projects. It offers Free, Premium and Team plans; Premium is billed monthly or annually. The registry lists its AI Engineer in Python career path.

Microsoft

Microsoft offers the Microsoft AI & ML Engineering Professional Certificate on Coursera, where Microsoft is named as instructor and as the organization offering the program. Microsoft certification exams are listed separately under Microsoft Learn.

MIT Sloan Executive Education

MIT Sloan Executive Education offers non-degree courses for executives and business leaders, in person on MIT's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, live online, self-paced online and on demand. Participants choose individual courses or work toward an Executive Certificate or an Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE). Its courses carry no academic credit and no exams or grades; a certificate of completion is granted for each course completed. Some online programs are run with partners such as GetSmarter and Emeritus under the partner's own policies. The registry lists its AI Essentials course and two programs delivered with GetSmarter.

Yale School of Management Executive Education

Yale School of Management Executive Education is the education provider named on the reviewed Supply Chain Management: AI, Sustainability, and Resilience Strategies Program. GetSmarter delivers the online programme. This provider entry is limited to that source; it does not generalize the programme tuition, participation certificate or refund terms to all Yale offerings.