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Path to a free self-taught education in Business

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I haven't decided how to create a more "reasonable" curriculum with these resources since taking all of these classes would likely take years. For now, its intended purpose is to create a list of topics that revolve around business administration.

Level	Description
	Level 1
	Level 2
	Level 3
	Level 4

Marketing
	Introduction to Marketing	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Marketing Management	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Engagement & Nurture Marketing Strategies	Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Marketing Management	Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $214 USD
	Marketing Analytics: Price and Promotion Analytics	Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $249 USD
	Marketing Analytics: Competitive Analysis and Market Segmentation	Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $249 USD
	Marketing Analytics: Products, Distribution and Sales	Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $249 USD
	Marketing Analytics: Marketing Measurement Strategy	Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $249 USD
	Marketing Analytics	Columbia Business School	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $249 USD

Management
	Decision-Making and Scenarios	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Foundations of Everyday Leadership	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Managing Talent	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Influencing People	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Leading Teams	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Inspiring and Motivating Individuals	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Leading People and Teams Specialization	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Leadership Communication for Maximum Impact: Storytelling	Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation	Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Applications of Everyday Leadership	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Designing the Organization	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Managing the Organization	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year

Statistics
	Customer Analytics	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Operations Analytics	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	People Analytics	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Accounting Analytics	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Business Analytics Capstone	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Finance & Quantitative Modeling for Analysts Specialization	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Linear Regression for Business Statistics	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization	Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone	Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions	Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Inferential and Predictive Statistics for Business	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year

Finance & Accounting
	Introduction to Financial Accounting	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Modeling Risk and Realities	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Modeling Risk and Realities	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Decision-Making and Scenarios	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Wharton Business and Financial Modeling Capstone	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Finance & Quantitative Modeling for Analysts Specialization	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Accounting Analytics	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I	Columbia Business School	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part II	Columbia Business School	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Financial Accounting: Foundations	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Financial Accounting: Advanced Topics	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Corporate Finance I: Measuring and Promoting Value Creation	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Corporate Finance II: Financing Investments and Managing Risk	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Financial Management Capstone	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Portfolio Selection and Risk Management	Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Introduction to Corporate Finance	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	edx.org	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Introduction to Corporate Finance	Columbia Business School	edx.org	FREE Add a Verified Certificate for $225 USD
	Free Cash Flow Analysis	Columbia Business School	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $225 USD

Economics
	Microeconomics Principles	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Strategic Business Management - Macroeconomics	UCI Paul Merage School Of Business	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Economics of Money and Banking	Columbia Business School	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Microeconomics: The Power of Markets	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Microeconomics: When Markets Fail	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	The Power of Macroeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World	UCI Paul Merage School Of Business	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Global Strategy I: How The Global Economy Works	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Country Level Economics: Macroeconomic Variables and Markets	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Country Level Economics: Policies, Institutions, and Macroeconomic Performance	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Managerial Economics and Business Analysis Specialization	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	AP® Microeconomics	MIT Sloan	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $49 USD
	Microeconomics	MIT Sloan	edx.org	FREE

Legal
	Global Impact: Cultural Psychology	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Global Impact: Business Ethics	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Global Impact: Business Ethics	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Patent Law	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts & Employment Law	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Corporate & Commercial Law II: Business Forms, Financing & Governmental Regulation	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Sustainable Innovation for Subsistence Marketplaces	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Sustainable Business Enterprises	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Structuring Business Agreements for Success	SC Johnson College of Business - Cornell University	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $49 USD
	Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model	Ross School of Business - University of Michigan	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year

Operations & Strategy
	Introduction to Operations Management	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Scaling Operations: Linking Strategy and Execution	Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Business Strategy	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year

Entrepreneurship
	Operations Management	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability	The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	coursera	Coursera Plus - $399 / year
	Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies	Harvard Business School	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $125 USD

Other - Free
	Derivatives Markets: Advanced Modeling and Strategies	MIT Sloan	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $450 USD
	Fundamental of Financial Mathematics and Capital Budgeting	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $99 USD
	Fundamentals of Market Structure	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $25 USD
	Money Markets, Foreign Exchange and Time Value of Money	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $199 USD
	Essential Career Skills for Investment Banking and Finance	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $49 USD
	Risk Management and Credit Principles	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	FREE - Add a Verified Certificate for $199 USD

Other - Paid
	Electronic Trading in Financial Markets	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$99 USD
	Corporate Funding Alternatives and Financing Strategies	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$275 USD
	Option Pricing and Applications in Capital Budgeting and Corporate Finance	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$275 USD
	Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Other Valuation Methodologies	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$250 USD
	Cost of Capital	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$150 USD
	Bond and Equity Markets and Financial Regulation	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$250 USD
	Equity Indexes, Valuations, and Investment Vehicles	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$250 USD
	Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$250 USD
	Credit Derivatives and Equity and Bond IPO	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$250 USD
	Introduction to Risk Management	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$99 USD
	Measuring Risk: Equity, Fixed Income, Derivatives and FX	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$249 USD
	Risk Management Tools and Practices	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$349 USD
	Stress Testing and Risk Regulation – Part 1	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$349 USD
	Stress Testing and Risk Regulation – Part 2	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$349 USD
	Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships Fundamentals	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$99 USD
	Deal Structures in Project Finance	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$189 USD
	The Project Finance Process	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$189 USD
	Deals in Project Finance: Case Studies and Analysis	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$189 USD
	Documentation in Project Finance	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$189 USD
	Risks in Project Finance: Case Studies and Analysis	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$189 USD
	Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Examination	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$355 USD
	Concepts and Theories	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$50 USD
	M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$100 USD
	Structuring the Deal	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$200 USD
	Free Cash Flow (FCF) Modeling	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$300 USD
	Accounting Principles for M&A	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$400 USD
	Ratio Analysis	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$200 USD
	Cash Flow Analysis	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$300 USD
	Projections and Structuring	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$400 USD
	Credit and Credit Risk Analysis Professional Certificate Examination	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$450 USD
	Introduction to Brokerage Operations	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$99 USD
	The Marketplace, Trade Process, Clearing Corporations and Settlement	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$300 USD
	Introduction to Custody Servicing, Margins, and Accounting Records	New York Institute of Finance	edx.org	$400 USD