How tuition is charged
At University of Waterloo the master’s tuition rates are assessed in a variety of ways, including:
- Immigration status (domestic or international)
- Enrolment status (full-time, part-time)
- Research/coursework programs (including additional fees for specialized MENG/MMSc programs)
- Online professional graduate programs
- On campus professional graduate programs
- Some programs are course-based, and there is charge per course
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
- Graduate diploma – tuition fees for students who are registered in a graduate diploma program differ than those of a master’s program (see alphabetical program listing below for costs)
- 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
Graduate diploma program tuition 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engineering |
Business and Entrepreneurship - GDip | Diploma, coursework | On-campus | not offered full-time | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |
| Electric Power Engineering - GDip | Diploma, coursework | Online | not offered full-time | $3,452.00 | $42.80 | ||
Environment |
Climate Risk Management - GDip | Diploma, coursework | Online | not offered full-time | $1,127.00 | $42.80 | |
| Planning - GDip | Diploma, coursework | Online | not offered full-time | $1,127.00 | $42.80 | ||
Master's 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | Accounting - MAcc | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $7,144.00 | $618.07 | Not offered part-time | |||
| Anthropology - MA (Public Issues) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Classical Studies - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Digital Experience Innovation - MDEI | Master's, Professional | Online / hybrid | $5,372.00 | $42.80 | $2,686.00 | $42.80 | |||
| Economics - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Economics - MA (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Economics - MA (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Economics - MA (Water) (Co-op) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| English - MA (Literary Studies) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| English - MA (Literary Studies) (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| Fine Arts - MFA (Studio Art) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| French Studies - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| German - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $575.47 | $1,127.00 | $314.06 | |||
| German - MA (Intercultural German Studies) | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus (Waterloo/Mannheim campus) | $2,254.00 | $575.47 | $1,127.00 | $314.06 | |||
| Global Governance - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Global Governance - MA (Aeronautics) | Collaborative Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| History - MA | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Peace and Conflict Studies - MPACS | Master's, Professional | On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 |
$306.15 |
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| Philosophy - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Political Science - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $575.47 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Psychology - MASc (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Psychology - MASc (Developmental and Communication Science) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Psychology- MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Psychology- MA (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | Not offered part-time | ||||
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Public Service - MPS |
Master's, Professional | On-campus | $5,588.00 | $ 564.17 | not offered part-time | ||||
| Public Service - MPS (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Professional | On-campus | $5,588.00 | $ 564.17 | not offered part-time | ||||
| Social and Legal Studies - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Social and Legal Studies - MA (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Sociology - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Sociology - MA (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Taxation - MTax | Master's, Professional | On-campus (Toronto campus) | three or more courses in a term | $215.13 | $2,767.00 per course | $215.13 | |||
| Engineering | Architecture - MArch | Master's, Professional | On-campus (Cambridge campus) | $2634.00 | $531.58 | $1317.00 | $271.00 | ||
| Architecture -MArch (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Professional | On-campus (Cambridge campus) | $2634.00 | $531.58 | $1317.00 | $271.00 | |||
| Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology - MBET | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $11,418.00 | $ 564.17 | $3,805.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Chemical Engineering - MASc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $567.56 | $1,127.00 | $309.54 | |||
| Chemical Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $567.56 | $1,127.00 | $309.54 | |||
| Chemical Engineering - MASc (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $567.56 | $1,127.00 | $309.54 | |||
| Chemical Engineering - MEng | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $567.56 | $1,381.00 | $309.54 | |||
| Civil Engineering - MASc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Civil Engineering - MASc (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Civil Engineering - MEng | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Civil Engineering - MEng (Nuclear Engineering) | Joint, Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Electric Power Engineering) | Master's, Professional | Online |
not offered full-time |
$3,452.00 per course | $42.80 | ||||
| Management Sciences - MASc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Management Sciences -MMSc | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Management Sciences - MMSc (Management of Technology) | Master's, Professional | Online | not offered full-time | $3,947.00 per course | $42.80 | ||||
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MEng | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Systems Design Engineering - MASc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Systems Design Engineering - MEng | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,762.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,381.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Environment | Climate Change - MCC | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2254.00 | $597.93 | $1127.00 | $309.91 | ||
| Geography - MA | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MA (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MA (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Climate Change - MCC | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Development Practice (MDP) | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,416.00 | $597.93 | $1208.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Economic Development and Innovation - MEDI | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2254.00 | $597.93 | $1127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Environment and Business - MEB | Master's, Professional | Online | N/A | $42.80 | $3,272.00 per course | $42.80 | |||
| Geography - MES | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MES (Water) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MES (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MSc | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MSc (Water) | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Geography - MSc (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Global Governance- MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Global Governance- MA (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Planning - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2254.00 | $599.82 | $1,127.00 | $311.80 | |||
| Planning - MA (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2254.00 | $599.82 | $1,127.00 | $311.80 | |||
| Planning - MES | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2254.00 | $599.82 | $1,127.00 | $311.80 | |||
| Planning - MES (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2254.00 | $599.82 | $1,127.00 | $311.80 | |||
| Planning - MPlan | Master's, Professional | Online | not offered full-time | $1,127.00 | $42.80 | ||||
| Sustainability Management - MES | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Sustainability Management - MES (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Sustainability Management - MES (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $597.93 | $1,127.00 | $309.91 | |||
| Planning - MPlan | Master's, Professional | Online | not offered full-time | $1,127.00 | $42.80 | ||||
| Health | Health Evaluation - MHE | Master's, Professional | Online | $2,254.00 | $42.80 | $1,127.00 | $42.80 | ||
| Health Informatics - MHI | Master's, Professional | Online | $4,439.00 | $42.80 | $1,478.00 | $42.80 | |||
| Kinesiology and Health Sciences -MSc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $572.08 | $1,127.00 | $310.11 | |||
| Kinesiology - MKin | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $572.08 | Not offered part-time | ||||
| Kinesiology and Health Sciences - MSc (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $572.08 | $1,127.00 | $310.11 | |||
| Public Health - MPH | Master's, Professional | Online | $2,254.00 | $42.80 | $1,127.00 | $42.80 | |||
| Public Health Sciences - MSc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.98 | |||
| Public Health Sciences - MSc (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.98 | |||
| Recreation and Leisure Studies - MA | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 569.82 | $1,127.00 | $308.41 | |||
| Social Work - MSW | Master's, Professional | Online | $3,096.00 | $42.80 | $1,548.00 | $42.80 | |||
| Mathematics | Actuarial Science - MActSc | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $11,817.00 | $564.17 | not offered part-time | |||
| Actuarial Science -MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Applied Mathematics - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $564.17 | $1127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Applied Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $564.17 | $1127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Applied Mathematics - MMath (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $564.17 | $1127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Applied Mathematics - MMath (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $564.17 | $1127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Biostatistics - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $564.17 | $1127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Computational Mathematics - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Computational Mathematics - MMath (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Computer Science - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Computer Science - MMath (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Computer Science - MMath (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Data Science - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI | Master's, Professional | On-campus | three or more courses in a term | $ 564.17 | $3,000.00 per course | $306.15 | |||
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI (Co-op) | Co-operative, Master's, Professional | On-campus | three or more courses in a term | $ 564.17 | $3,000.00 per course | $306.15 | |||
| Pure Mathematics - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Pure Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Quantitative Finance - MQF | Master's, Professional | On-campus | $4,224.00 | $ 564.17 | $2,112.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Statistics - MMath | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Mathematics for Teachers - MMT | Master's, Professional | Online | not offered full-time | $1,085.00 per course | $42.80 | ||||
| Science | Biology - MSc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | ||
| Biology - MSc (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Chemistry - MSc | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Chemistry - MSc (Co-op) | Co-operative, Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Chemistry - MSc (Nanotechnology) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Chemistry - MSc (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Earth Sciences - MSc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Earth Sciences - MSc (Water) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Pharmacy - MPharm (Advanced Pharmacy Practice) | Master's, Professional | On-campus (Kitchener campus) | $4,439.00 | $ 564.17 | not offered part-time | ||||
| Pharmacy - MSc | Master | On-campus (Kitchener campus) | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Physics - MSc | Joint, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Physics - MSc (Nanotechnology) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Physics - MSc (Quantum Information) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Vision Science - MSc | Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Vision Science - MSc (Aeronautics) | Collaborative, Master's, Research | On-campus | $2,254.00 | $ 564.17 | $1,127.00 | $306.15 | |||
| Theology | Catholic Thought - MCT | Master's, Professional | On-campus (Kitchener campus) | three or more courses in a term | $ 564.17 | $584.00 per course | $306.15 | ||
| Theological Studies - MTS | Master's, Professional | On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) | three or more courses in a term | $ 564.17 | $584.00 per course | $306.15 | |||