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Best Java Courses

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Editor's top Java courses

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BeginnerFree★ Top Pick

Java Full Course for Beginners

YouTube · freeCodeCamp · 9 hrs

The most-watched free Java course — covers OOP, data structures, collections, generics, and file I/O. Best free starting point for Java.

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BeginnerFree★ Top Pick

Java Tutorial for Beginners

YouTube · Mosh Hamedani · 2.5 hrs

Mosh's Java intro is clear, well-paced, and covers the core concepts you need before moving to Spring Boot.

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IntermediateFree★ Top Pick

Spring Boot Full Course

YouTube · Amigoscode · 3 hrs

Spring Boot is the framework you'll use in virtually every Java backend job. This free course builds a REST API with JPA, PostgreSQL, and Docker.

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BeginnerPaid★ Top Pick

Java Masterclass — Tim Buchalka

Udemy · Tim Buchalka · ~80 hrs

The most comprehensive Java course available — 800k+ students. Covers Java 17 features, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and databases.

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BeginnerPaid★ Top Pick

Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization

Coursera · Duke University · 5 months

Duke University's five-course Java specialization — teaches programming fundamentals through real projects including data analysis, web scraping, and cryptography.

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Java Courses for Beginners

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BeginnerFree★ Top Pick

Java Full Course for Beginners

YouTube · freeCodeCamp · 9 hrs

The most-watched free Java course — covers OOP, data structures, collections, generics, and file I/O. Best free starting point for Java.

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BeginnerFree★ Top Pick

Java Tutorial for Beginners

YouTube · Mosh Hamedani · 2.5 hrs

Mosh's Java intro is clear, well-paced, and covers the core concepts you need before moving to Spring Boot.

View course
BeginnerPaid★ Top Pick

Java Masterclass — Tim Buchalka

Udemy · Tim Buchalka · ~80 hrs

The most comprehensive Java course available — 800k+ students. Covers Java 17 features, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and databases.

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BeginnerPaid★ Top Pick

Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization

Coursera · Duke University · 5 months

Duke University's five-course Java specialization — teaches programming fundamentals through real projects including data analysis, web scraping, and cryptography.

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BeginnerPaid

Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

Coursera · Duke University · 4 weeks

Duke's standalone Java course focused on practical problem solving — CSV analysis, image processing, and algorithmic thinking. First course of the Java specialization.

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BeginnerFree

Java Programming (Parts I & II)

mooc.fi · University of Helsinki · Self-paced

University of Helsinki's free Java MOOC — 14 weeks of rigorous exercises covering OOP, data structures, generics, and algorithms. One of the best free Java courses available.

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Intermediate & Advanced Java Courses

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IntermediateFree★ Top Pick

Spring Boot Full Course

YouTube · Amigoscode · 3 hrs

Spring Boot is the framework you'll use in virtually every Java backend job. This free course builds a REST API with JPA, PostgreSQL, and Docker.

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IntermediatePaid

Spring Boot 3, Spring 6 & Hibernate

Udemy · Chad Darby · ~60 hrs

The definitive Spring Boot course — covers REST APIs, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate, and microservices. Required if you're targeting Java backend roles.

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