Doctoral program tuition Winter 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 $745.00 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 winter 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 $551.69

not offered part-time

  Applied Economics - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  English research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $557.34 $1,127.00 $304.67
  French Studies research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  German research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $562.99 $1,127.00 $310.32
  History joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  Applied Philosophy research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Philosophy research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
 

Political Science

research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $562.99 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Political Science - Co-operative Program co-operative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $562.99 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Psychology research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $556.71 not offered part-time
  Religious Studies joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  Sociology research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Sociology - Co-operative Program co-operative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Global Governance joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  Accounting research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time

Engineering

Chemical Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $555.08 $1,127.00 $305.80
  Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $555.08 $1,127.00 $305.80
  Chemical Engineering - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $555.08 $1,127.00 $305.80
  Civil Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Civil Engineering - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Electrical & Computer Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Electrical & Computer Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Electrical & Computer Engineering - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Management Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Systems Design Engineering research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Systems Design Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  Systems Design Engineering - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41

Environment

Geography jpint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Geography - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Geography - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Global Governance joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 not offered part-time
  Sustainability Management research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Sustainability Management-Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Sustainability Management - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Social & Ecological Sustainability research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Social & Ecological Sustainability - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $585.45 $1,127.00 $306.17
  Planning research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $587.34 $1,127.00 $308.06

Health

Kinesiology and Health Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $559.60 $1,127.00 $306.37
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $559.60 $1,127.00 $306.37
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $559.60 $1,127.00 $306.37
  Recreation & Leisure Studies research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $557.34 $1,127.00 $304.67
  Recreation & Leisure Studies - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $557.34 $1,127.00

$304.67

  Public Health Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $557.34 $1,127.00 $305.24
  Public Health Sciences - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $557.34 $1,127.00 $305.24
  Public Health Sciences - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $557.34 $1,127.00 $305.24

Mathematics

Computer Science research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Computer Science - Internship research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Computer Science - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Applied Mathematics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Applied Mathematics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Applied Mathematics - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Applied Mathematics - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Combinatorics & Optimization research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Combinatorics & Optimization - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Pure Mathematics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Pure Mathematics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Actuarial Science research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Statistics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Statistics - Biostatistics research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41

Science

Biology research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Biology - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Chemistry joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Chemistry - Co-operative program co-operative joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Chemistry - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  Chemistry - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 not offered part-time
  Earth Sciences research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Earth Sciences - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Physics joint research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Physics - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Physics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Vision Science research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Vision Science - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41
  Pharmacy research PhD on-campus $2,254.00 $551.69 $1,127.00 $302.41