Master's program tuition Spring 2023 - International

How tuition is charged - International Master's students

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.
  • International students with special tuition arrangements: An International student admitted under a specific scholarship agreement through a formalized partnership with Waterloo may be assessed domestic tuition, as per the agreement. See your Offer of Admission department details for an explanation as to whether your external scholarship funding is approved for domestic tuition assessment. If you are eligible for the special tuition arrangement, review the Fee Schedule for Canadians and Permanent Residents.

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.

Graduate diploma program fees Spring 2023 - International 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 $7,060.00 $558.15
  Electric Power Engineering - GDip Diploma, coursework online not offered full-time $4,620.00 $42.80

Environment

Climate Risk Management - GDip Diploma, coursework online not offered full-time $5,471.00 $42.80
  Planning - GDip Diploma, coursework online not offered full-time $5,471.00 $42.80

Master's program fees Spring 2023 - International students

All amounts shown below are 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

Accounting - MAcc Master's, Professional On-campus $22,799.00 $870.07 not offered part-time
Anthropology - MA (Public Issues) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 Not offered part-time
  Classical Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 Not offered part-time
  Digital Experience Innovation - MDEI Master's, Professional Online / hybrid $11,668.00 $42.80 $5,834.00 $42.80
  Economics - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 Not offered part-time
  Economics - MA (Co-op) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 Not offered part-time
  Economics - MA (Water) (Co-op) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 Not offered part-time
  English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 Not offered part-time
  English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.41
  English - MA (Literary Studies) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.41
  English - MA (Literary Studies) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.41
  English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.41
  English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.41
  Fine Arts - MFA (Studio Art) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  French Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  German - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $827.47 $3,848.00 $566.06
  German - MA (Intercultural German Studies) Joint, Master's, Research On-campus (Waterloo/Mannheim campus) $7,696.00 $827.47 $3,848.00 $566.06
  Global Governance - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Global Governance - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  History - MA Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Peace and Conflict Studies - MPACS Master's, Professional On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) $10,942.00 $816.17 $5,471.00

$558.15

  Philosophy - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Political Science - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $827.47 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Psychology - MASc (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 Not offered part-time
  Psychology - MASc (Developmental and Communication Science) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 Not offered part-time
  Psychology- MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 Not offered part-time
  Psychology- MA (Aeronautics) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 Not offered part-time
  Public Service - MPS Master's, Professional On-campus $13,010.00 $564.17 Not offered part-time
  Public Service - MPS (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $13,010.00 $564.17 Not offered part-time
  Social and Legal Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Social and Legal Studies - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Sociology - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Sociology - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Taxation - MTax Master's, Professional On-campus (Toronto campus) three or more courses in a term $467.13 $6050.00 per course $467.13

Engineering

Architecture - MArch Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $12,530.00 $783.58 $6,265.00 $523.00
  Architecture -MArch (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $12,530.00 $783.58 $6,265.00 $523.00
Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology - MBET Master's, Professional On-campus $21,567.00 $816.17 $7,189.00 $558.15
  Chemical Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $819.56 $3,848.00 $561.54
  Chemical Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $819.56 $3,848.00 $561.54
  Chemical Engineering - MASc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $819.56 $3,848.00 $561.54
  Chemical Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $819.56 $7,661.00 $561.54
  Civil Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Civil Engineering - MASc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Civil Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15
  Civil Engineering - MEng (Nuclear Engineering) Joint, Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Electric Power Engineering) Master's, Professional Online

not offered full-time

$4,620.00 per course $42.80
  Management Sciences - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Management Sciences -MMSc Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15
  Management Sciences - MMSc (Management of Technology) Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $5,598.00 per course $42.80
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MEng Master's, Research On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $15,322.00 $816.17 $ 7,661.00 $558.15

Environment

Climate Change – MCC Master's, Professional On-campus $10,942.00 $849.93 $5,471.00 $561.91
  Development Practice – MDP Master's, Professional On-campus $13,018.00  $849.93 $6,509.00 $561.91
Geography - MA Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MA (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MES Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MES (Water) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MSc (Water) Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Geography - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Global Governance- MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Global Governance- MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Economic Development and Innovation - MEDI Master's, Professional On-campus $10,942.00 $849.93 $5,471.00 $561.91
  Environment and Business - MEB Master's, Professional Online N/A $42.80 $4,333.00 per course $42.80
  Planning - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $851.82 $3,848.00 $563.80
  Planning - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $851.82 $3,848.00 $563.80
  Planning - MES Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $851.82 $3,848.00 $563.80
  Planning - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $851.82 $3,848.00 $563.80
  Planning - MPlan Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $5,471.00 $42.80
  Sustainability Management - MES Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Sustainability Management - MES (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Sustainability Management - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91
  Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $849.93 $3,848.00 $561.91  

Health

Health Evaluation - MHE Master's, Professional Online $10,942.00 $42.80 $5,471.00 $42.80
  Health Informatics - MHI Master's, Professional Online $11,511.00 $42.80 $3,837.00 $42.80
Kinesiology and Health Sciences -MSc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $824.08 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $824.08 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Kinesiology - MKin Master's, Professional On-campus $7,696.00 $824.08 Not offered part-time
  Public Health - MPH Master's, Professional Online $11,304.00 $42.80 $5,652.00 $42.80
  Public Health Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.98
  Public Health Sciences - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82 $3,848.00 $560.98
  Recreation and Leisure Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $821.82   $3,848.00  $560.41
  Social Work - MSW Master's, Professional Online $11,458.00 $42.80 $5,729.00 $42.80

Mathematics

Actuarial Science - MActSc Master's, Professional On-campus $17,478.00 $816.17 not offered part-time
  Actuarial Science -MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Biostatistics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Computational Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Computational Mathematics - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Computer Science - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Computer Science - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Computer Science - MMath  (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Data Science - MMath    Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI Master's, Professional On-campus three or more courses in a term $816.17 $5,633.00 per course $558.15
  Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus three or more courses in a term $816.17 $5,633.00 per course $558.15
  Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Combinatorics and Optimization Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Mathematics for Teachers - MMT Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $1,085.00 per course $42.80
  Pure Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Pure Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Quantitative Finance - MQF Master's, Professional On-campus $7,496.00 $816.17 $3,748.00 $558.15
  Statistics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15

Science

Biology - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Biology - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Chemistry - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Chemistry - MSc (Co-op) Co-operative, Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Chemistry - MSc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Chemistry - MSc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Earth Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Earth Sciences - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Pharmacy - MPharm (Advanced Pharmacy Practice) Master's, Professional On-campus (Kitchener campus) $11,511.00 $816.17 not offered part-time
  Pharmacy - MSc Master's, Research On-campus (Kitchener campus) $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Physics - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Physics - MSc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Physics - MSc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Vision Science - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15
  Vision Science - MSc (Aeronautics)

Collaborative,

Master's, Research

On-campus $7,696.00 $816.17 $3,848.00 $558.15

Theology

Catholic Thought - MCT Master's, Professional On-campus (Kitchener campus) three or more courses in a term $816.17 $767.00 per course $558.15
  Theological Studies - MTS Master's, Professional On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) three or more courses in a term $816.17 $767.00 per course $558.15