PhD Programs in Canada

University of Toronto

• The University of Toronto offers numerous Ph.D. programs through its faculties and schools, which include the Faculty of Arts and Science; Faculty of Music; Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design; Faculty of Social Work; and the Toronto School of Theology. The university was rated number 27 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2009. In "Newsweek" magazine's 2006 global university rating, the University of Toronto was ranked as number 18. The university is particularly distinguished for its science programs, and is known as the birthplace of stem cell research.

  University of Toronto
  27 King's College Circle
  Toronto, Ontario
  Canada M5S 1A1
  416-978-2011
  utoronto.ca

McGill University

• McGill University is a research university located in Quebec that offers 250 doctoral programs in its 21 faculties and professional schools. Approximately 19 percent of the student body at McGill consists of foreign students. The school's largest academic unit is the Faculty of Arts. The "Times Higher Education Supplement" ranked McGill University as the best Canadian university in 2009. Notable graduates of McGill University include actor William Shatner, Olympic gold medalists Jennifer Heil and Charline Labonté and Canadian musician Sam Roberts. In addition, six of McGill's graduates have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, while three have won the Pulitzer Prize.

  McGill University
  845 Sherbrooke Street West
  Montreal, Quebec
  Canada H3A 2T5
  514-398-3990
  mcgill.ca

University of British Columbia

• The University of British Columbia is distinguished for having the highest amount of professors with Ph.D.s of any other university in North America. Research Infosource consistently ranks the university as one of the top three places to get a Ph.D. in Canada. The "Times Higher Education Supplement" ranks the University of British Columbia as the third best university in Canada for 2009. Famous graduates and faculty of the University of British Columbia include author William Gibson, novelist Steven Galloway, actress Evangeline Lilly, chief justice Beverley McLachlan, physicist Betram Brockhouse and economist Robert Mundell, who was a Nobel Laureate in 1999.

  University of British Columbia
  2329 West Mall
  Vancouver, BC
  Canada V6T 1Z4
  604-822-2211
  ubc.ca