Master's program tuition Winter 2025 - Domestic Out-Of-Province 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
  • Starting in fall 2023, Domestic Out of Province tuition fees will be higher than Domestic Ontario tuition fees in a subset of graduate programs.

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 $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 Out-of-Province 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 $1,522.00 $327.15
  Data Analytics – GDip Diploma, coursework On-campus (with online options) $4,351.00 per course  $608.35 $4,351.00 per course  $327.15
  Electric Power Engineering - GDip Diploma, coursework Online not offered full-time $3,805.00 per course  $44.17

Environment

 Climate Risk Management - GDip Diploma, coursework Online not offered full-time $1,183.00 $44.17
  Planning - GDip Diploma, coursework Online not offered full-time $1,183.00 $44.17

Master's program fees winter 2025 - Domestic Out-of-Province 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 $7,842.00 $662.25 not offered part-time
  Anthropology - MA (Public Issues) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 Not offered part-time
  Classical Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 Not offered part-time
  Digital Experience Innovation - MDEI Master's, Professional Online / hybrid $5,920.00 $44.17 $2,961.00 $44.17
  Economics - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 Not offered part-time
  Economics - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Economics - MA (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Economics - MA (Water) (Co-op) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  English - MA (Experimental Digital Media) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  English - MA (Literary Studies) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  English - MA (Literary Studies) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  English - MA (Rhetoric and Communication Design) (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  Fine Arts - MFA (Studio Art) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  French Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  German - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $619.65 $1,127.00 $335.06
  German - MA (Intercultural German Studies) Joint, Master's, Research On-campus (Waterloo/Mannheim campus) $2,254.00 $619.65 $1,127.00 $335.06
  Global Governance - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Global Governance - MA (Aeronautics)  Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  History - MA Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Peace and Conflict Studies - MPACS Master's, Professional On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) $2,366.00 $608.35 $1,183.00

$327.15
  Philosophy - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Political Science - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $619.65 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Psychology - MASc (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 Not offered part-time
  Psychology - MASc (Developmental and Communication Science) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 Not offered part-time
  Psychology- MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 Not offered part-time
  Psychology- MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 Not offered part-time
  Public Service - MPS Master's, Professional On-campus $6,156.00 $608.35 Not offered part-time
  Public Service - MPS (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $6,156.00 $608.35 Not offered part-time
  Social and Legal Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Social and Legal Studies - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Sociology - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Sociology - MA (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Taxation - MTax Master's, Professional On-campus (Toronto campus) three or more courses in a term $247.50 $3,050.00 per course $227.50
  Taxation - MTax (Co-op) Master's, Professional On-campus (Toronto campus) three or more courses in a term $247.50 $3,050.00 per course $227.50
Engineering Architecture - MArch Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $2,900.00 $573.36 $1451.00 $290.50
  Architecture -MArch (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $2,900.00 $573.36 $1451.00 $290.50
 

Architecture - MArch

(students admitted in fall 2023 and later)

 Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $3,040.00 $573.36 $1521.00 $290.50
 

Architecture -MArch (Water)

(students admitted in fall 2023 and later)

 Collaborative, Master's, Professional On-campus (Cambridge campus) $3,040.00 $573.36 $1521.00 $290.50
  Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology - MBET Master's, Professional On-campus $12,579.00 $608.35 $4,194.00 $327.15
  Chemical Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $611.74 $1,127.00 $330.54
  Chemical Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $611.74 $1,127.00 $330.54
  Chemical Engineering - MASc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $611.74 $1,127.00 $330.54
  Chemical Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $611.74 $1,522.50 $330.54
  Chemical Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $611.74 $1,522.50 $330.54
  Civil Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Civil Engineering - MASc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Civil Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
  Civil Engineering - MEng (Nuclear Engineering) -UNENE Joint, Master's, Professional On-campus Not offered full-time $2250.00 per course $327.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
  Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng (Electric Power Engineering) Master's, Professional Online

not offered full-time

 $3,805.00 per course $44.17
  Management Sciences - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Management Sciences -MMSc Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
  Management Sciences - MMSc (Management of Technology) Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $4,351.00 per course $44.17
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MEng Master's, Research On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
  Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - MEng (Co-op) Master's, Research On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MASc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Systems Design Engineering - MEng Master's, Professional On-campus $3,045.00 $608.35 $1,522.50 $327.15
Environment Climate Change – MCC Master's, Professional On-campus $2,366.00 $642.11 $1,183.00 $330.91
  Development Practice – MDP Master's, Professional On-campus $2,662.00 $642.11 $1,331.00 $330.91
  Future Cities - MFC Master's Professional Online/Hybrid $1986.00 per course $44.17 $1986.00 per course $44.17
  Geography - MA Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MA (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MES Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MES (Water) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MSc (Water) Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Geography - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Global Governance- MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Global Governance- MA (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Economic Development and Innovation - MEDI Master's, Professional On-campus $2,366.00 $642.11 $1,183.00 $330.91
  Environment and Business - MEB Master's, Professional Online N/A $44.17 $3,606.00 per course $44.17
  Planning - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $644.00 $1,127.00 $332.80
  Planning - MA (Aeronautics)       Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $644.00 $1,127.00 $332.80
  Planning - MES Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $644.00 $1,127.00 $332.80
  Planning - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $644.00 $1,127.00 $332.80
  Planning - MPlan Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $1,183.00 $44.17
  Sustainability Management - MES Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Sustainability Management - MES (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Sustainability Management - MES (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91
  Social and Ecological Sustainability - MES (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $642.11 $1,127.00 $330.91  
Health Health Evaluation - MHE Master's, Professional Online $2,366.00 $44.17 $1,183.00 $44.17
  Health Informatics - MHI Master's, Professional Online $4,878.00 $49.82 $1,628.00 $47.00
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences -MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $616.26 $1,127.00 $331.11
  Kinesiology - MKin Master's, Professional On-campus $2,254.00 $616.26 Not offered part-time
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $616.26 $1,127.00 $331.11
  Public Health - MPH Master's, Professional Online $2,366.00 $49.82 $1,183.00 $47.00
  Public Health Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.98
  Public Health Sciences - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.98
  Recreation and Leisure Studies - MA Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $614.00 $1,127.00 $329.41
  Social Work - MSW Master's, Professional Online $3,412.00 $44.17 $1,706.00 $44.17
Mathematics Actuarial Science - MActSc Master's, Professional On-campus $13,027.00 $608.35 not offered part-time
  Actuarial Science -MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Applied Mathematics - MMath (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research             On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Biostatistics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00

$327.15
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Combinatorics and Optimization - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Computational Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Computational Mathematics - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Computer Science - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Computer Science - MMath (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Computer Science - MMath  (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Data Science - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI Master's, Professional On-campus three or more courses in a term $608.35 $3,307.00 per course $327.15
  Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - MDSAI (Co-op) Co-operative, Master's, Professional On-campus three or more courses in a term $608.35 $3,307.00 per course $327.15
  Mathematics for Teachers - MMT Master's, Professional Online not offered full-time $1,085.00 per course $44.17
  Quantitative Finance - MQF Master's, Professional On-campus $4,654.00 $662.25 $2,327.00 $327.15
  Pure Mathematics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Pure Mathematics - MMath (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Statistics - MMath Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
Science Biology - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Biology - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Chemistry - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Chemistry - MSc (Co-op) Co-operative, Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Chemistry - MSc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Chemistry - MSc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Earth Sciences - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Earth Sciences - MSc (Water) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Pharmacy - MPharm (Advanced Pharmacy Practice) Master's, Professional On-campus (Kitchener campus) $4,878.00 $608.35 not offered part-time
  Pharmacy - MSc Master's, Research On-campus (Kitchener campus) $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Physics - MSc Joint, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Physics - MSc (Nanotechnology) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Physics - MSc (Quantum Information) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Vision Science - MSc Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
  Vision Science - MSc (Aeronautics) Collaborative, Master's, Research On-campus $2,254.00 $608.35 $1,127.00 $327.15
Theology Catholic Thought - MCT Master's, Professional On-campus (Kitchener campus) three or more courses in a term $608.35 $643.00 per course $327.15
  Theological Studies - MTS Master's, Professional On-campus (Conrad Grebel University College campus) three or more courses in a term $608.35 $643.00 per course $327.15