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University of Toronto, Mississauga leads the 62 Public Education universities in Canada at #29 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Trinity College (QS World #29) and McGill University (QS World #32). Across the whole list there are 289 courses to choose from.
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11 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #29 (University of Toronto, Mississauga) to #465 (Concordia University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Toronto, Mississauga has the largest research record in this group, with 59,684,471 citations and an h-index of 1,794. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 62 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Quebec (1) and British Columbia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is McGill University, founded in 1821. University of British Columbia is the largest, with 60,000 students.
By level: 145 bachelor's, 40 diploma, 31 master's and 11 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Education (254), Curriculum & Instruction (11), Primary Education (10) and Early Childhood Education (7). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 91% are full-time and 15 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (91% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (80% of courses with a stated intake). Université du Québec en Outaouais offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. McGill University is the least expensive at USD 37,000 a year and University of British Columbia the most at USD 40,000; the middle of the range is about USD 40,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Toronto, Mississauga (QS World #29), University of Trinity College (QS World #29) and McGill University (QS World #32) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, McGill University is the least expensive at about USD 37,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
62 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 91% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
15 of these courses are listed as online.
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