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Of the 19 PhD universities in Canada, University of Toronto, Scarborough ranks highest at #29 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Sauder School of Business (QS World #40) and University of British Columbia (QS World #40). Across the whole list there are 40 courses to choose from.
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6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #29 (University of Toronto, Scarborough) to #465 (Concordia University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Toronto, Scarborough is cited most (59,684,471 citations).
19 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, British Columbia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of British Columbia, founded in 1908. University of British Columbia is the largest, with 60,000 students.
The most common subjects are Education (8), Medicine & Health Sciences (8), Business & Management (5) and Social Sciences & Psychology (4). The usual length is 4–6 years and 5 Year. 92% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (97% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (3% of courses with a stated intake). University of Prince Edward Island offers the widest choice, with 6 of these courses.
University of Toronto, Scarborough (QS World #29), Sauder School of Business (QS World #40) and University of British Columbia (QS World #40) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
19 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with 5 Year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 97% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
University of Prince Edward Island, with 6, ahead of Wilfrid Laurier University (5).
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