• Udemy and Eduonix are best for practical, low cost and high quality Ruby courses.
• Coursera, Udacity and EdX are the best providers for a Ruby certificate, as many come from top Ivy League Universities.
• YouTube is best for free Ruby crash courses.
• PluralSight, SkillShare and LinkedIn are the best monthly subscription platforms if you want to take multiple Ruby courses.
• Independent Providers for Ruby courses & certificates are generally hit or miss.

Ruby's syntax is simple, easy to read, and similar to the English language. As a result, it's a great language for beginners. Because the language is written using Ruby, this means that it is also easy to work with the Rails framework.

$43,500 - $55,499
0% of jobs $55,500 - $67,499
2% of jobs $67,500 - $79,499
5% of jobs $79,500 - $91,499
8% of jobs $100,500 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers.

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$91,500 - $103,499
10% of jobs $103,500 - $115,499
14% of jobs The average salary is $123,433 a year

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$115,500 - $127,499
14% of jobs $127,500 - $139,499
14% of jobs $146,500 is the 75th percentile. Salaries above this are outliers.

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$139,500 - $151,499
12% of jobs $151,500 - $163,499
9% of jobs $163,500 - $175,500
5% of jobs

US National Average$43,500 $175,500$123,433/year

Yes and No. Certified Ruby developers on average make more money. Having a Ruby certificate greatly increases the chance of landing an interview and can open otherwise closed doors. Coursera, Udacity and EdX offer excellent certificate options for impressing your future employers. Eduonix, Udemy and several other providers offer certificates, but they aren't as reputable. If you have a Computer Science Degree, certificates are not as important. Still, many employers won't care about certificates, but rather your interview skills, experience and/or skills assessment.