Doctoral program tuition Spring 2023 - Canadian citizens and permanent residents

How tuition is charged - Canadian/Permanent Resident Doctoral students

At University of Waterloo the doctoral tuition rates are assessed by domestic and international immigration status and full-time/part-time only; the actual program costs remain the same, regardless of discipline.

University of Waterloo charges tuition one term at time, with three terms occurring over the course of a year:

  • Fall Term – September to December
  • Winter Term – January to April
  • Spring Term – May to August

Non-tuition fees are also charged to your student account on a termly basis.

Other tuition fee assessments

  • Non-degree graduate students - pay the research/coursework master's rate indicated below, plus incidental fees.
  • Qualifying graduate students - pay fees at the year two undergraduate per-course fee corresponding to their program. For more information, please see the undergraduate fee schedule.

Other possible charges

  • A charge for residence may also be billed to your student account. For detailed information on refunds for housing charges, please see Campus Housing
  • Graduate co-operative programs: A fee in the amount of $756.00 per four-month work-term will be charged to students using the services of Co-operative Education.

Tuition and residence refunds

Withdrawal or program completion effective on or before the 100% refund deadline will result in all of your charges for the term being removed. Withdrawal or program completion effective on or before the 50% refund deadline will result in a 50% adjustment to the charges for tuition and student services fees only.

Doctoral program fees spring 2023 - Canadian/Permanent Resident students

All amounts are shown in Canadian dollars

Faculty Program Program type Delivery mode Full-time tuition per term Full-time incidental fees per term (including HST) Part-time tuition per term Part-time incidental fees per term (including HST)

Arts

Applied Economics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17

not offered part-time

  Applied Economics - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  English research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 $1,127.00 $308.41
  French Studies research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  German research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $575.47 $1,127.00 $314.06
  History joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  Applied Philosophy research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Philosophy research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
 

Political Science

research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $575.47 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Political Science - Co-operative Program co-operative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $575.47 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Psychology research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 not offered part-time
  Religious Studies joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  Sociology research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Sociology - Co-operative Program co-operative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Global Governance joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  Accounting research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time

Engineering

Chemical Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $567.56 $1,127.00 $309.54
  Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $567.56 $1,127.00 $309.54
  Chemical Engineering - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $567.56 $1,127.00 $309.54
  Civil Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Civil Engineering - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Electrical & Computer Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Electrical & Computer Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Electrical & Computer Engineering - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Management Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Systems Design Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Systems Design Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  Systems Design Engineering - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15

Environment

Geography jpint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Geography - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Geography - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Global Governance joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 not offered part-time
  Sustainability Management research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Sustainability Management-Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Sustainability Management - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Social & Ecological Sustainability research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Social & Ecological Sustainability - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $597.93 $1,127.00 $309.91
  Planning research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $599.82 $1,127.00 $311.80

Health

Kinesiology and Health Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $572.08 $1,127.00 $310.11
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $572.08 $1,127.00 $310.11
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $572.08 $1,127.00 $310.11
  Recreation & Leisure Studies research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 $1,127.00 $308.41
  Recreation & Leisure Studies - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 $1,127.00

$308.41

  Public Health Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 $1,127.00 $308.98
  Public Health Sciences - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 $1,127.00 $308.98
  Public Health Sciences - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $569.82 $1,127.00 $308.98

Mathematics

Computer Science research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Computer Science - Internship research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Computer Science - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Applied Mathematics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Applied Mathematics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Applied Mathematics - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Applied Mathematics - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Combinatorics & Optimization research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Combinatorics & Optimization - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Pure Mathematics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Pure Mathematics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Actuarial Science research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Statistics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Statistics - Biostatistics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15

Science

Biology research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Biology - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Chemistry joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Chemistry - Co-operative program co-operative joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Chemistry - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  Chemistry - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 not offered part-time
  Earth Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Earth Sciences - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Physics joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Physics - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Physics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Vision Science research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Vision Science - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15
  Pharmacy research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $564.17 $1,127.00 $306.15