Canada is a very reasonable in education costs compared to its neighbor USA or for the European counterparts like UK, Germany or even the Oceania countries like Australian or New Zealand. The entire tuition and living costs can be accommodated within 25000-33000 Canadian Dollars if you are an international student which is way below the global average. This may vary with the course opted and the location of stay within a particular province. However, accurate YTD data and tuition expenses may be available on the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) website.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| University Education | $17,337 | $13,962 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
$20,571 | $13,150 |
| Humanities | $22,229 | $13,460 |
| Social and behavioural sciences | $21,604 | $13,557 |
| Law, legal professions and studies | $27,056 | $16,549 |
| Business management and public administration |
$23,555 | $20,518 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
$24,456 | $13,730 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
$25,273 | $13,067 |
| Engineering | $26,582 | $15,870 |
| Architecture and related technologies | $22,171 | $20,123 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
$20,268 | $12,416 |
| Dentistry | $53,105 | $20,565 |
| Medical Sciences | $33,084 | Not available |
| Nursing | $18,806 | $12,183 |
| Pharmacy | $32,886 | $10,548 |
| Veterinary medicine | $58,629 | $8,640 |
| Other health, parks, recreation and fitness |
$20,117 | $16,031 |
*Average study costs (Canadian dollars)
Data: Statistics Canada
As per the recent data available at Statistics Canada, an average International Student may have to shell out as much as CAD 26,000 as annual Tuitions for study between 2018-19. Engineering and Medical tend to be more expensive CAD 28,000-30,000 compared to Arts and humanities however, Veterinary Sciences and Dentistry top the list with yearly tuitions surpassing the CAD 50,000 bandwidth.
Compared to undergraduate study, graduate study costs are much affordable however, specific to program of study and region in Canada. The approximate costs of study may be capped at CAD 18,000 starting from CAD 13,000 FY 2018-19.
At the graduate level too, engineering and medical sciences are way above average at CAD 20,000 but, the Business Management/MBA/Executive MBA programs are priced at CAD 55,000. These are specific to Universities and are offered both part-time and full-time and are available to be studied at various branches of the university globally; course duration and costs varies with mode of study, area of study and location.
The Canadian visa requirements warrant you to study on minimum bank deposits of CAD 10,000 over and above the tuition fees, books and supplies. This cost largely depends on the location and spending habits.
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Canada is one of the top choices of international students for education owing to its multicultural society, high academic standards, affordability, exiting campus lifestyles and world-class education among many other attributes.
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