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Summary

The Best Universities In Canada For Your Major Were Officially Ranked

The best of the best.
Senior Writer

If you want to know what the best universities in Canada are for certain subjects, a new ranking has been released that will tell you exactly that.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 covers 51 areas of study and lists the top schools for each one.

Here are 12 of the subjects that were included in the ranking and the best universities in Canada to study them at.

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Art and Design

What School Is The Best: Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Location: Vancouver, B.C.

Hospitality and Leisure Management

What School Is The Best: SAIT Polytechnic - School of Hospitality and Tourism

Location: Calgary, AB

Earth and Marine Sciences

What School Is The Best: University of British Columbia

Location: Vancouver, BC

Economics and Econometrics

What School Is The Best: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

Performing Arts

What School Is The Best: McGill University

Location: Montreal, QC

English Language and Literature

What School Is The Best: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

Environmental Studies

What School Is The Best: University of British Columbia

Location: Vancouver, BC

Medicine

What School Is The Best: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

Nursing

What School Is The Best: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

Mechanical Engineering

What School Is The Best: McGill University

Location: Montreal, QC

Accounting and Finance

What School Is The Best: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

Sports-Related Subjects

What School Is The Best: University of British Columbia

Location: Vancouver, BC

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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