If you've looked into taking a class online, odds are good you've run into Udemy. The popular e-learning site has around 204,000 courses on topics spanning everything from character drawing to machine learning.
Unlike competitors like Coursera or Skillshare, Udemy lets you purchase individual courses rather than pay a monthly subscription fee for access. (Though, if you prefer, you can also try its $29.99/month subscription plan to access over 6,000 select courses.)
Udemy courses typically include hours of self-paced video, articles, downloadable resources, and a certificate of completion — with lifetime access to the materials, even after you finish the course. And if you buy a course and aren't satisfied, it can be refunded within 30 days of purchase.
Although listed prices can look daunting, frequent sales mean Udemy courses can often be purchased at a much lower cost, typically ranging from $12-$30, so it's worth checking back if a course is currently listed at its original price. Thanks to these sales, Udemy is actually one of the most affordable online learning options.
Below are 28 of the most popular Udemy online courses in 2022:
1. 2022 Complete Python Bootcamp From Zero to Hero in Python
Udemy's Python Bootcamp teaches you how to use Python 2 and Python 3 professionally. You learn how to create games with Python and object-oriented programming. Complex topics like decorators, the Jupyter Notebook, and .py files are also covered.
2. Microsoft Excel - Excel from Beginner to Advanced
This course is built to take you from beginner to Excel pro. Using Microsoft Excel 2010, 2013, 2016, Excel 2019, and Office 365, students learn how to create everything from dynamic reports with PivotTables to dynamic formulas with IF, VLOOKUP, INDEX, and MATCH functions.
3. Machine Learning A-Z: Hands-On Python & R In Data Science
This course teaches students how to create machine learning algorithms in Python and R from two data science experts. Students learn which machine learning model to use for each type of problem as well as how to handle advanced techniques like Dimensionality and Reduction.
This Web Developer Bootcamp teaches web development such as HTML, CSS, JS, Node, and more. Students learn how to write Javascript functions and web apps with full authentication, translate between jQuery and vanilla JS, and use NodeJS to write server-side JavaScript.
The Web Development Bootcamp will teach you how to build a website. Students learn how to use Node for backend development, React for frontend development, and learn frameworks and technologies such as Javascript ES6, Bootstrap 4, and MongoDB. By the end, they should have a portfolio of websites to apply for junior developer jobs.
6. The Complete Digital Marketing Course - 12 Courses in 1
This digital marketing course covers strategies, social media marketing, SEO, YouTube, email tactics, Facebook marketing tricks, and analytics that can help grow a business online. It's meant to be suitable for various businesses, including digital products, physical products, services, B2B, and B2C.
7. The Complete JavaScript Course 2022: From Zero to Expert!
Even if you have no prior programming experience, this JavaScript bootcamp walks you through all the fundamentals of Java (variables, if/else, operators, boolean logic, functions, arrays, objects, loops, strings, and more) and gives you six projects to complete for your portfolio.
For anyone interested in learning how to build web apps, this course shows you how to use Angular 12 to build responsive, complex web applications and explore a front-end developer career.
10. The Data Science Course 2022: Complete Data Science Bootcamp
This data science bootcamp covers mathematics, statistics, Python, advanced statistics in Python, and machine and deep learning to master data science.
12. The Complete SQL Bootcamp 2022: Go from Zero to Hero
This course requires no prior technical experience and gives students the skills they need to add SQL and PostgreSQL to their resumes. Students learn how to use SQL to query a database and perform data analysis.
This course teaches students ethical hacking and security, starting from a beginner's level and working up to high-intermediate. Students use hacking tools such as Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, and SQLmap. They learn how websites work, how to exploit web application vulnerabilities, and how to secure systems from all the attacks shown.
13. The Ultimate Drawing Course - Beginner to Advanced
This drawing course teaches students how to draw and how to think about drawing. Students learn how to sketch the human face and figure as well as imaginary objects. The course also shows how to focus on fundamentals, realistic light and shadow, and perspective drawings.
Taught by Chris Haroun, venture capital and start-up advisor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, this course is meant to condense an MBA into a single Udemy class. (Note: Taking this class does not amount to an official MBA or degree).
Students learn about macro- and micro-economics, investment banking firms, management consulting firms, and how venture capital works. They also get experience creating financial models from scratch and analyzing company financials.
If you've always been interested in game design, this in-depth intro course teaches you the C# programming language from scratch and assigns you playable game projects to directly practice what you learned (and eventually add to your portfolio or website).
16. Pianoforall - Incredible New Way To Learn Piano & Keyboard
Pianoforall is designed to take you from a beginner to an intermediate level in piano in just weeks instead of years. Students learn to both read sheet music and play by ear.
17. Photography Masterclass: A Complete Guide to Photography
This photography masterclass teaches you translatable skills like how the camera truly works, basic photography rules to compose great images, and tips for taking better photos with smartphones.
18. Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing Course
This drawing course focuses specifically on characters. Students use both traditional pencils and digital art tools to draw faces, hands, and bodies as well as characters from games, films, animation, manga, comics, and more.
19. Complete Blender Creator: Learn 3D Modelling for Beginners
Learn how to use Blender to create 3D models for video games, 3D printing, animation, and more, starting with the principles of modeling with basic colors.
20. Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Intelligence
This course teaches you how to build and design business intelligence reports using Microsoft Power BI tools, from turning data into presentable dashboards to using AI visuals.
This course helps beginners quickly master chords, scales, and guitar theory. Students learn how to play songs step-by-step and sharpen their chord transitioning, strumming, fretting, picking, and fingerpicking.
22. The Complete Financial Analyst Training & Investing Course
Also taught by venture capital and Stanford start-up advisor Chris Haroun, this course helps students learn how to manage a portfolio, build financial models, pick stocks, and more.
23. Instagram Marketing 2022: Complete Guide To Instagram Growth
This course focuses on how to effectively build a brand or business on Instagram. Learn key skills like how to drive sales and garner long-term engagement.
This course teaches you how to perform Reiki sessions. Students learn the history of Reiki and how it's changed over time, different methods for performing Reiki at a distance, and how to heal unwanted patterns to manifest goals.
25. Graphic Design Masterclass - Learn GREAT Design
The ultimate graphic design course, this masterclass covers Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and design theory (typography, color theory, layout, etc), along with branding and logo design. Students also learn a few of the upcoming design trends for 2022 and how to implement them.
26. Life Coaching Certificate Course - Beginner to Advanced
This life-coaching class teaches students a practical life-coaching process that can be used for career and relationship goals. It also shows students how to structure sessions with other people.
27. Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional 2022
Complete with all the relevant, up-to-date information you'll need to pass the 2022 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam, this 14.5-hour course is for students who already passed the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and have AWS experience.
28. The Ultimate Digital Painting Course - Beginner to Advanced
