Table B.2.11
Average undergraduate and graduate university tuition fees,Note 1 full-time Canadian students, by field of study, Canada, 2007/2008 to 2012/2013
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| Academic yearNote 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 | 2009/2010 | 2010/2011 | 2011/2012Note 3 | 2012/2013Note 4 | |
| current dollars | ||||||
| Undergraduate programs | ||||||
| Dentistry | 12,516 | 13,290 | 13,917 | 15,062 | 16,037Note r: revised | 16,910Note p: preliminary |
| Medicine | 10,029 | 9,821 | 9,815 | 10,867 | 11,313Note r: revised | 11,891Note p: preliminary |
| Pharmacy | 4,215 | 8,366 | 8,783 | 9,014 | 9,719Note r: revised | 10,297Note p: preliminary |
| Law, legal professions and studies | 7,382 | 8,030 | 8,229 | 8,657 | 9,335Note r: revised | 9,949Note p: preliminary |
| Engineering | 5,099 | 5,319 | 5,577 | 5,992 | 6,155Note r: revised | 6,552Note p: preliminary |
| Veterinary medicine | 4,296 | 4,959 | 5,609 | 5,612 | 5,889 | 6,224Note p: preliminary |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 4,746 | 4,987 | 5,299 | 5,526 | 5,781Note r: revised | 6,111Note p: preliminary |
| Business, management and public administration | 4,637 | 4,978 | 5,191 | 5,386 | 5,673Note r: revised | 6,060Note p: preliminary |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 4,534 | 4,679 | 4,885 | 5,049 | 5,247 | 5,478Note p: preliminary |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 4,064 | 4,366 | 4,697 | 4,803 | 4,961Note r: revised | 5,095Note p: preliminary |
| Other health, parks, recreation and fitness | 4,400 | 4,539 | 4,477 | 4,698 | 4,873Note r: revised | 5,092Note p: preliminary |
| Architecture and related services | 3,999 | 4,503 | 4,826 | 5,179 | 4,788Note r: revised | 5,077Note p: preliminary |
| Humanities | 4,342 | 4,364 | 4,525 | 4,638 | 4,769Note r: revised | 4,942Note p: preliminary |
| Nursing | 4,267 | 4,422 | 4,558 | 4,662 | 4,731Note r: revised | 4,909Note p: preliminary |
| Social and behavioural sciences | 4,165 | 4,251 | 4,431 | 4,586 | 4,656Note r: revised | 4,862Note p: preliminary |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 4,239 | 4,377 | 4,592 | 4,748 | 4,591Note r: revised | 4,793Note p: preliminary |
| Education | 3,545 | 3,652 | 3,739 | 3,850 | 3,804Note r: revised | 4,006Note p: preliminary |
| Graduate programsNote 2, Note 5 | ||||||
| Executive Master of Business Administration | 22,142 | 29,893 | 27,963 | 37,032 | 36,971Note r: revised | 38,508Note p: preliminary |
| Regular Master of Business Administration | 14,545 | 19,376 | 19,727 | 20,336 | 22,823Note r: revised | 23,757Note p: preliminary |
| Business, management and public administration | 5,225 | 5,760 | 6,175 | 8,132 | 7,932Note r: revised | 8,105Note p: preliminary |
| Other health, parks, recreation and fitness | 4,305 | 5,092 | 5,430 | 7,017 | 7,577Note r: revised | 7,921Note p: preliminary |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 4,042 | 4,277 | 5,488 | 5,735 | 5,716Note r: revised | 5,964Note p: preliminary |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 4,067 | 4,437 | 5,239 | 5,477 | 5,632Note r: revised | 5,898Note p: preliminary |
| Pharmacy | 1,909 | 6,195 | 5,247 | 5,411 | 5,466Note r: revised | 5,710Note p: preliminary |
| Law | 3,813 | 3,773 | 4,477 | 4,487 | 5,302Note r: revised | 5,614Note p: preliminary |
| Engineering | 4,287 | 4,593 | 5,312 | 5,522 | 5,175Note r: revised | 5,444Note p: preliminary |
| Nursing | 4,286 | 4,892 | 4,925 | 5,090 | 5,117Note r: revised | 5,360Note p: preliminary |
| Education | 4,353 | 4,697 | 4,410 | 4,981 | 5,089Note r: revised | 5,283Note p: preliminary |
| Architecture and related services | 4,068 | 4,293 | 4,672 | 4,834 | 4,950Note r: revised | 5,199Note p: preliminary |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 3,873 | 3,921 | 4,636 | 4,821 | 4,769Note r: revised | 4,982Note p: preliminary |
| Social and behavioural sciences | 3,709 | 3,990 | 4,109 | 4,605 | 4,556Note r: revised | 4,790Note p: preliminary |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 3,759 | 4,255 | 4,562 | 4,834 | 4,409Note r: revised | 4,625Note p: preliminary |
| Dentistry | 7,187 | 3,171 | 3,218 | 4,337 | 4,365Note r: revised | 4,559Note p: preliminary |
| Humanities | 3,460 | 3,767 | 3,979 | 4,239 | 4,336Note r: revised | 4,554Note p: preliminary |
| Medicine | 5,811 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Veterinary medicine | 2,774 | 3,304 | 3,675 | 3,435 | 3,173Note r: revised | 3,321Note p: preliminary |
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... not applicable p preliminary r revised 1. Tuition data do not include additional compulsory fees. Services included in additional compulsory fees vary from institution to institution, and can change over time. Typically, they include fees for athletics, student health services and student associations, as well as other fees that apply to full-time Canadian students. Using the most current enrolment data available, average tuition fees have been weighted by the number of students enrolled by institution and field of study. Foreign students are not included. 2. A major redesign of the Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students (TLAC) questionnaire was implemented for the 2007/2008 collection cycle, when fields of study based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) were used. Executive Master of Business Administration and Regular Master of Business Administration previously included in the "Business, management and public administration" category were presented independently under the graduate programs; this change had a substantial impact. In 2010/2011, MBA programs were excluded from the national and provincial weighted averages to eliminate the impact of the high cost of these programs on the overall tuition fee averages. 3. The 2011/2012 data were preliminary; that is, they may have included estimates that were provided by responding institutions when final fees were not available before the reporting due date. These data have now been revised and finalized. 4. Data for 2012/2013 are preliminary and subject to revision. For Quebec, the data do not reflect the tuition fees freeze for in-province students. Any required changes will be applied for the 2013/2014 data release, when the 2012/2013 data become final. 5. Residency programs in dentistry, medicine and veterinary medicine offered in teaching hospitals and similar locations that may lead to advanced professional certification have been excluded from the graduate tuition fees. Notes: Since the distribution of enrolment across various programs varies from period to period, caution should be exercised when making long-term historical comparisons. Data do not take into account financial assistance or tax rebates provided to students. Tuition fees and additional compulsory fees represent only a portion of all costs incurred for attending university. To convert this current dollar data to constant dollar amounts for comparison over time, it is suggested that the September Consumer Price Index corresponding with the beginning of the university academic year (September to August) be used. For the index and further details on converting, see Table F.1.4. For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Source: Statistics Canada, Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions Survey (TLAC), data released September 12, 2012. Updated December 13, 2012. |
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