
McGill University
Overview
Based in Montreal, McGill University ranks among Canada's most prestigious universities, attracting thousands of international students from over 150 countries every year, and the highest percentage of PhD students of any Canadian research university. McGill University owes its reputation to its 50 research centers and institutes, 400+ programs, rich history and thriving alumni network of 250,000 people around the globe.
Graduates are highly sought after by employers, with the following percentages of graduates in education or employment two years after graduation:
- 81% of art graduates
- 95% of engineering graduates
- 91% of medicine graduates
- 84% of science graduates
- 92% of all PhD respondents
Montreal also came first in the QS Best Student Cities 2017, a ranking of the most student-friendly cities around the world. Both safe and affordable, Montreal is infused with art and different cultures. Of its 3.5 million residents, 800,000 were born overseas and 220,000 are engaged in higher education. Rental costs here are significantly lower than in other major university cities, while many international institutes, pharmaceutical firms, financial companies, and aeronautical firms are based here, providing ample employment opportunities for students.
If, like 32% of McGill University’s graduate students, you are international, you are strongly urged to apply for any scholarships you may be eligible for, including any of these six international fellowships.
Maclean's ranking - top Canadian medical-doctoral university, #1 for 13 years in a row!
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Programs available
Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Arts
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Classics
- Communication Studies
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- French Language and Literature
- History and Classical Studies
- Information Studies
- International Development
- isition (Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs)
- Islamic Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Linguistics
- Max Bell School of Public Policy
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Quebec Studies/Études sur le Québec
- Religious Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
Desautels Faculty of Management
Education
Engineering
Interdisciplinary Programs
- Bioinformatics (Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs)
- Biological and Biomedical Engineering (BBME)
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Development Studies Option
- Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs)
- European Studies (Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs)
- Gender and Women's Studies
- Neotropical Environment
- Neuroscience (Integrated Program in)
- Psychosocial Oncology (Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs)
- Social Statistics (Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs)
Law
Medicine
- Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Biochemistry
- Bioethics
- Biostatistics
- Chemical Biology
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Epidemiology
- Experimental Medicine
- Experimental Surgery
- Family Medicine
- Human Genetics
- Medical Physics
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Nursing
- Occupational Health
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Physiology
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Social Studies of Medicine
School of Environment
Schulich School of Music
University Highlights
McGill University is one of the top Public universities in Montreal, Canada. It is ranked #=31 in QS Global World University Rankings 2021.