Maclean’s Canadian University Rankings 2022: Top Schools by Program

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The Maclean’s Canadian University Rankings 2022 are hot off the press! 

Canada is home to some of the world’s best universities, and every year students around the world turn to Maclean’s to help them navigate the array of post-secondary options available in Canada.

Our previous posts explored top schools by reputation and top medical doctoral, comprehensive, and primarily undergraduate schools, as well as the best universities by student satisfaction. 

Today we’re taking a look at top schools by program, including business, computer science, education, engineering, and nursing.

Maclean’s ranks each university in this category by:

  • Overall Ranking
  • Program Reputation
  • Research Reputation

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ApplyBoard Partner Schools

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* Denotes a tie

Brock University 

  • Education: Overall 12, Program Reputation *12, Research Reputation *12
  • Nursing: Overall *15, Program Reputation 20, Research Reputation *17

Carleton University

  • Biology: Overall 19, Program Reputation 20, Research Reputation 18
  • Computer Science: Overall 12, Program Reputation 14, Research Reputation 12
  • Engineering: Overall 16, Program Reputation *16, Research Reputation *17

Lakehead University

  • Education: Overall *12, Program Reputation *19, Research Reputation *22

Memorial University of Newfoundland

  • Engineering: Overall 19, Program Reputation 19, Research Reputation 19
  • Nursing: Overall 17, Program Reputation *15, Research Reputation *17

Ryerson University

  • Biology: Overall 14, Program Reputation 15, Research Reputation 15
  • Nursing: Overall 16, Program Reputation *15, Research Reputation 15

University of Guelph

  • Engineering: Overall 20, Program Reputation *20, Research Reputation 23

University of Ottawa

  • Biology: Overall 20, Program Reputation 19, Research Reputation *20
  • Computer Science: Overall 16, Program Reputation *15, Research Reputation 16
  • Education: Overall 7, Program Reputation 7, Research Reputation 7
  • Engineering: Overall *11, Program Reputation 13, Research Reputation *11
  • Nursing: Overall 7, Program Reputation 7, Research Reputation 9

University of Regina

  • Engineering: Overall 13, Program Reputation 14, Research Reputation *11

University of Saskatchewan

  • Computer Science: Overall 19, Program Reputation *19, Research Reputation 18
  • Education: Overall *14, Program Reputation 14, Research Reputation 18
  • Nursing: Overall 18, Program Reputation 19, Research Reputation *17

University of Waterloo

  • Biology: Overall 12, Program Reputation 11, Research Reputation 12
  • Computer Science: Overall *1, Program Reputation *1, Research Reputation *1
  • Engineering: Overall 2, Program Reputation *1, Research Reputation *2

University of Windsor

  • Computer Science: Overall 13, Program Reputation 11, Research Reputation 13
  • Nursing: Overall *19, Program Reputation 18, Research Reputation 20

Western University

  • Biology: Overall 9, Program Reputation 9, Research Reputation 10
  • Computer Science: Overall 13, Program Reputation 11, Research Reputation 13
  • Education: Overall 11, Program Reputation 10, Research Reputation *10
  • Engineering: Overall 10, Program Reputation *11, Research Reputation 10
  • Nursing: Overall 10, Program Reputation 9, Research Reputation 10

Wilfrid Laurier University

  • Biology: Overall 17, Program Reputation 14, Research Reputation *24
  • Education: Overall *18, Program Reputation *24, Research Reputation 19

Top Schools by Program 

Biology

Biology Rank University Program Reputation
Research Reputation
*1 University of British Columbia *1 *1
*1 University of Toronto *1 *1
3 McGill University 5 4
4 Queen’s University 3 5
5 Western University 4 6
6 University of Alberta 6 3
7 York University 7 7
8 Université de Montréal 8 *8
9 Western University 9 10
10 Simon Fraser University 10 11
11 University of Calgary 12 *8
12 University of Waterloo 11 12
13 Concordia University 13 13
14 Ryerson University 15 15
15 Laval University 16 14
16 Saint Mary’s University 18 *16
17 Wilfrid Laurier University 14 *24
18 Dalhousie University 17 *20
19 Carleton University 20 18
20 University of Ottawa 19 *20

Computer Science

Computer Science Rank University Program Reputation
Research Reputation
*1 University of British Columbia 3 *1
*1 University of Toronto *1 *1
*1 University of Waterloo *1 *1
4 McGill University 4 4
5 University of Alberta 5 5
6 Simon Fraser University 6 7
7 Université de Montréal 7 6
8 Queen’s University 9 8
9 University of Calgary 8 *10
10 McMaster University 10 9
11 University of Victoria 12 *10
12 Carleton University 14 12
13 Western University 11 13
14 York University 13 17
15 Dalhousie University *15 15
16 University of Ottawa *15 16
17 Concordia University 17 14
18 Université de Sherbrooke 18 19
19 University of Saskatchewan *19 18
20 Western University *19 *20

Education

Education Rank University Program Reputation
Research Reputation
*1 University of British Columbia *1 *1
*1 University of Toronto *1 *1
3 University of Alberta 4 3
4 McGill University 5 4
5 Queen’s University 3 5
6 University of Calgary 6 9
7 University of Ottawa 7 7
8 Simon Fraser University 8 6
9 York University 9 *10
10 Université de Montréal 6 8
11 Western University 10 *10
12 Brock University *12 12
13 Université de Sherbrooke 11 13
*14 University of Saskatchewan 14 18
*14 University of Victoria 14 18
16 Concordia University 18 *16
17 Laval University *24 15
18 Université du Québec à Montréal *21 *16
*19 Lakehead University 17 *22
*19 Wilfrid Laurier University *24 19

Engineering

Engineering Rank University Program Reputation
Research Reputation
1 University of Toronto *1 1
2 University of Waterloo *1 *2
3 McGill University *3 *2
4 University of British Columbia *3 4
5 University of Alberta 5 5
6 McMaster University 6 6
7 Queen’s University 7 *7
8 University of Calgary 10 *7
9 Laval University *8 9
10 Western University *11 10
*11 Université de Montréal *11 13
*11 University of Ottawa 13 *11
13 University of Regina 14 *11
14 Concordia University 15 14
15 Université de Sherbrooke *8 16
16 Carleton University *16 *17
*17 Dalhousie University 18 *17
*17 École de Technologie Supérieure *16 24
19 Memorial University of Newfoundland 19 19
20 University of Guelph 20 23

Nursing

Nursing Rank University Program Reputation
Research Reputation
*1 University of Alberta *2 *1
*1 University of British Columbia *2 *1
*1 University of Toronto 1 3
4 McGill University 4 4
5 McMaster University 5 5
6 University of Calgary 6 6
7 University of Ottawa 7 9
8 Dalhousie University 10 7
9 Université de Montréal 11 8
10 Western University 9 10
11 Queen’s University 8 11
12 University of Victoria 12 16
13 York University 14 12
14 Université de Sherbrooke 13 14
15 Laval University 17 13
16 Ryerson University *15 15
17 Memorial University of Newfoundland *15 *17
18 University of Saskatchewan 19 *17
*19 Brock University 20 *17
*19 University of Windsor 18 20

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