Master's program tuition Winter 2025 - Domestic Ontario Students

How tuition is charged

At University of Waterloo the master’s tuition rates are assessed in a variety of ways, including:

  • Residency status (domestic, domestic out of province, 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.  Non-degree graduate students in professional programs pay tuition consistent with their program 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 $786.00 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 tuition winter 2025 - Domestic Ontario Student

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 $1,381.01 $345.88
  Data Analytics – GDip

Diploma coursework

 On-campus (with online options) $3,947.00 per course  $633.54 $3,947.00 per course  $345.88
  Electric Power Engineering - GDip Diploma, coursework Online not offered full-time $3,452.00 per course $45.11

Environment

 Climate Risk Management - GDip Diploma, coursework Online not offered full-time $1,127.00 $45.11
  Planning - GDip Diploma, coursework Online not offered full-time $1,127.00 $45.11

Master's program fees winter 2025 - Domestic Ontario Student

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 $7114.00 $653.54 not offered part-time
  Anthropology - MA (Public Issues) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 Not offered part-time
  Classical Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 Not offered part-time
  Digital Experience Innovation - MDEI Master's, Professional Online / hybrid $5,372.00 $45.11 $2,686.00 $45.11
  Economics - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 Not offered part-time
  Economics - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Economics - MA (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Economics - MA (Water) (Co-op) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  English - MA (Literary Studies) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  English - MA (Literary Studies) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  Fine Arts - MFA (Studio Art) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  French Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  German - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $644.84 $1,127.00 $353.79
  German - MA (Intercultural German Studies) Joint, Master's, Research On-campus (Waterloo/Mannheim campus) $2,254.00 $644.84 $1,127.00 $353.79
  Global Governance - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1127.00 $345.88
  Global Governance - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1127.00 $345.88
  History - MA Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Peace and Conflict Studies - MPACS Master's, Professional On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00

$345.88
  Philosophy - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Political Science - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $656.14 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Psychology - MASc (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 Not offered part-time
  Psychology - MASc (Developmental and Communication Science) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 Not offered part-time
  Psychology- MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 Not offered part-time
  Psychology - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 Not offered part-time
 

Public Service - MPS

 Master's, Professional On-campus $5,588.00 $633.54 Not offered part-time
  Public Service - MPS (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $5,588.00 $633.54 Not offered part-time
  Social and Legal Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Social and Legal Studies - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Sociology - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Sociology - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Taxation - MTax Master's, Professional On-campus (Toronto campus) three or more courses in a term $265.99 $2,767.00 per course $245.99
  Taxation - MTax (Co-op) Master's, Professional On-campus (Toronto campus) three or more courses in a term $265.99 $2,767.00 per course $245.99
Engineering

Architecture - MArch

 Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $2,634.00 $597.77 $1,317.00 $308.99
  Architecture -MArch (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $2,634.00 $597.77 $1,317.00 $308.99
 

Architecture - MArch

(students admitted in fall 2023 and later)

 Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $3,042.00 $597.77 $1,415.00 $308.99
 

Architecture -MArch (Water)

(students admitted in fall 2023 and later)

 Collaborative, Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $3,042.00 $597.77 $1,415.00 $308.99
  Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology - MBET Master's, Professional On-campus $11,418.00 $633.54 $3,805.00 $345.88
  Chemical Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.02 $1,127.00 $354.36
  Chemical Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.02 $1,127.00 $354.36
  Chemical Engineering - MASc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.02 $1,127.00 $354.36
  Chemical Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $642.02 $1,381.00 $354.36
  Chemical Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $642.02 $1,381.00 $354.36
  Civil Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Civil Engineering - MASc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Civil Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
  Civil Engineering - MEng (Nuclear Engineering) -UNENE Joint, Master's, Professional On-campus Not offered full-time $2250.00 per course  $345.88
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Electric Power Engineering) Master's, Professional Online

not offered full-time

 $3,452.00 per course $45.11
  Management Sciences - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Management Sciences -MMSc Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
  Management Sciences - MMSc (Management of Technology) Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $3,947.00 per course $45.11
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MEng Master's, Research On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Master's, Research On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Systems Design Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $2,762.00 $633.54 $1,381.00 $345.88
Environment Climate Change – MCC Master's Professional On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Development Practice – MDP Professional On-campus $2,416.00 $667.30 $1,208.00 $349.64
  Future Cities - MFC Master's Professional Online/Hybrid $1986.00 per course $45.11 $1986.00 per course $45.11
  Geography - MA Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MA (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MES Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MES (Water) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MSc (Water) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Geography - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Global Governance- MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Global Governance- MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Economic Development and Innovation - MEDI Master's, Professional On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Environment and Business - MEB Master's, Professional Online N/A $45.11 $3,272.00 per course $45.11
  Sustainability Management- MES Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Planning - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $669.19 $1,127.00 $351.53
  Planning - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $669.19 $1,127.00 $351.53
  Planning - MES Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $669.19 $1,127.00 $351.53
  Planning - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $669.19 $1,127.00 $351.53
  Planning - MPlan Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $1,127.00 $45.11
  Sustainability Management - MES (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Sustainability Management - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64
  Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $667.30 $1,127.00 $349.64  
Health Health Evaluation - MHE Master's, Professional Online  $2,254.00 $45.11 $1,127.00 $45.11
  Health Informatics - MHI Master's, Professional Online $4,439.00 $50.76 $1,478.00 $47.94
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $641.45 $1,127.00 $349.84
  Kinesiology - MKin Master's, Professional On-campus $2,254.00 $641.45 Not offered part-time
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $641.45 $1,127.00 $349.84
  Public Health - MPH Master's, Professional Online $2,254.00 $50.76 $1,127.00 $47.94
  Public Health Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $ 639.19 $1,127.00 $348.71
  Public Health Sciences - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $ 639.19 $1,127.00 $348.71
  Recreation and Leisure Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $639.19 $1,127.00 $348.14
  Social Work -MSW Master's, Professional Online $3,096.00 $45.11 $1,548.00 $45.11
Mathematics Actuarial Science - MActSc Master's, Professional On-campus $11,817.00 $633.54 not offered part-time
  Actuarial Science -MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Applied Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
 

Applied Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information)

 Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Biostatistics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $$633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Computational Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Computational Mathematics - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Computer Science - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Computer Science - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Computer Science - MMath  (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Data Science - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI Master's, Professional On-campus three or more courses in a term $633.54 $3,000.00 per course $345.88
  Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus three or more courses in a term $633.54 $3,000.00 per course $345.88
  Mathematics for Teachers - MMT Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $1,085.00 per course $45.11
  Pure Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Pure Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Quantitative Finance - MQF Master's, Professional On-campus $4,224.00 $687.44 $2,112.00 $345.88
  Statistics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
Science Biology - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Biology - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Chemistry - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Chemistry - MSc (Co-op) Co-operative, Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Chemistry - MSc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Chemistry - MSc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Earth Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Earth Sciences - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Pharmacy - MPharm (Advanced Pharmacy Practice) Master's, Professional On-campus (Kitchener campus) $4,439.00 $633.54 not offered part-time
  Pharmacy - MSc Master's, Research On-campus (Kitchener campus) $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Physics - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Physics - MSc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Physics - MSc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Vision Science - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
  Vision Science - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $633.54 $1,127.00 $345.88
Theology Catholic Thought - MCT Master's, Professional On-campus (Kitchener campus) three or more courses in a term $633.54 $584.00 per course $345.88
  Theological Studies - MTS Master's, Professional On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) three or more courses in a term $633.54 $584.00 per course $345.88