Graduate Studies

Choose York for Graduate Studies

Interdisciplinary research and dynamic academic engagement are at the core of our approach. We offer more than 50 full- and part-time graduate degree programs and specialized diploma programs encompassing the pure and applied sciences, business, law, fine arts, humanities and social sciences. York's 26 research centres provide support to professors and graduate students and engage in collaborative research of global significance.

Read on for some key reasons why top scholars from across Canada and more than 100 countries pursue graduate studies at York.

• Excellence in teaching
  Interdisciplinary approach to research, studies and programs focusing on global issues.
  Low student-faculty ratio with 1,300 professors to fewer than 5,200 students.
  University Teaching Practicum for graduate students to help develop teaching skills.
• Innovative research programs
  Research grants to York professors place York in the front ranks of Ontario and in the country.
  26 Research Centres & Institutes and the Office of the VP Research Innovation.
  York leads the country in the number of SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships (Master's) held.
  York graduate students received annual awards totaling more than $10 million.
  Faculty received research grants and awards of more than $35 million.
• Exceptional financial support
  York’s Graduate Entrance Scholarships are offered to our top incoming students.
  The Elias Scholars Program is York’s most prestigious graduate ward for incoming students.
  York offers exceptional opportunities for financial support.
• Wide selection of programs & specializations
  We offer more than 50 master’s, doctoral and professional programs – and we're growing.
  More than 26 specialized graduate diplomas to earn alongside your graduate degree.
  York is home to Canada’s largest Psychology program and we are proud to have launched the first Women’s Studies program in North America.
  We continue to build on our strength in Policy Analysis (LLM, MPA, MES) with programs such as Public Policy, Administration & Law and Public & International Affairs and a field in the newly launched Health program (MA, PhD) in Health Policy & Equity.
  We offer professional programs in Nursing, Social Work, Human Resources Management and Disaster & Emergency Management.
  Fine Arts provides innovative programs and professional training and is equipped with outstanding performance and presentation facilities such as the Tribute Communities Recital Hall and the Sandra & Ivan Fecan Theatre.
  State-of-the-art facilities such as the Geospatial Information & Communication Technology lab provide students with valuable opportunities to participate in ground-breaking scientific research.
• Award-winning professors
  67 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.
  28 Canada Research Chairs; 44 Distinguished Research professors
  22 recipients of the Premier’s Research Excellence Awards
• Trendsetting programs
  First and largest Women’s Studies program in North America
  First Environmental Studies program to launch projects in foreign countries.
  First program in the world to offer Dance History & Criticism.
  First to offer two MA streams in Linguistics: Theoretical and Applied.
  First to offer an online MSc in Nursing.
• World-class joint programs
  Communication & Culture in partnership with Ryerson University.
  Environmental Studies/Law in partnership with the Faculty of Environmental Studies
  MBA/JD in partnership with Schulich and Osgoode Hall Law School.
  MBA/MFA with Schulich and Faculty of Fine Arts.
  Bilingual and bicultural Business Administration with Schulich and L'Université Laval (Quebec).