There are more than 90 universities throughout Canada. Seven of these are in Montreal in province of Quebec. Five are in metro Vancouver, six in Halifax, Nova Scotia, five are in Toronto, Ontario and three universities are in Ottawa, Ontario. Other universities can be found in every Canadian province.
Canadian universities offer a wide variety majors in both undergraduate and graduate students. Some of the majors include automotive design and repair, geology, education, chemistry, computer engineering, physics, geology, oil exploration, English, industrial design, political science, manufacturing, theater, art, engineering, forestry and urban development. Most of these programs reflect business trends in Canada.
Twelve Canadian universities were included in the world's top 200 universities for 2008, according to the Times Higher Education. These include the universities of Toronto, British Columbia, Alberta, Montreal, Waterloo, Western Ontario and Calgary, as well Dalhousie, McGill, McMaster, Queen's and Simon Fraser. These schools were chosen out of the approximately 10,000 universities worldwide.
Many of the universities in Canada are research oriented schools. Much of the research is geared toward improving the environment and alternative energy. Some of the successful projects have included a method for scrubbing CO2 emissions from the air, improvements in solar technology and the development of plants that can grow in desert climates.
A degree from a Canadian university can lead to better jobs and a higher salary than someone who only has a high school diploma. Canadian university graduates on average earn 57 percent more than workers who do not have a university degree, according to research done by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Over the course of her entire career, a university graduate will earn about $1.3 million more on average than someone who doesn't have a degree.