Top Political Science Universities & Colleges in Canada in 2026

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Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#1	University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada43%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $37.9K/Yr (CA$52,700/Yr)Living: $9.7K/Yr (CA$13,491/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceTOEFL93$31.4K/Yr CA$43,680 Course duration: 3 years 3+ More Programs	9.0/10(81 Users)
#2	McGill University, Montreal Quebec, Canada46%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $31.7K/Yr (CA$44,000/Yr)Living: $630/Yr (CA$875/Yr)Admission	B.A Political ScienceDuolingo125IELTS6.5PTE65$31.7K/Yr CA$44,000 Course duration: 4 years Programs	5.7/10(25 Users)
#3	The University of British Columbia, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada54%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $37.4K/Yr (CA$51,923/Yr)Living: $11.9K/Yr (CA$16,536/Yr)Admission	MPPGATOEFL92PTE65$40.8K/Yr CA$56,656 Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	7.0/10(106 Users)
#4	McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada59%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $29.7K/Yr (CA$41,247/Yr)Living: $11.1K/Yr (CA$15,470/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceGRE304TOEFL92$29.7K/Yr CA$41,247 Course duration: 1 year 1 More Program	8.3/10(29 Users)
Partner Colleges Goodman School of Business St. Catharines, Ontario $28.5K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 8.2 Best In Infrastructure Telfer School of Management Ottawa, Ontario $25.5K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 6.3 Best In Academic University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan $14.6K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Infrastructure University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario $25.5K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.0 Best In Infrastructure Trinity Western University Langley, British Columbia $14K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.1 Best In Faculty Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario $28.7K 1st Year Fees BSN Apply Now 7.5 Best In Academic Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia $12.1K 1st Year Fees MS Health Administration Apply Now 7.0 Best In Infrastructure Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia $12.6K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) Fredericton, NewBrunswick $4.8K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.0 Best In Faculty University Canada West Vancouver, British Columbia $33.2K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now
#5	University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, Canada58%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $24.5K/Yr (CA$33,968/Yr)Living: $13.9K/Yr (CA$19,344/Yr)Admission	B.A Political ScienceDuolingo120TOEFL90PTE61$24.5K/Yr CA$33,968 Course duration: 4 years Programs	10.0/10(21 Users)
#6	University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario, Canada80%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $15.6K/Yr (CA$21,667/Yr)Living: $11.3K/Yr (CA$15,758/Yr)Admission	B.Soc.Sc Political ScienceDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE60$15.6K/Yr CA$21,667 Course duration: 4 years Programs	8.0/10(38 Users)Ranked 187 by THE in 2026 Ranked 219 by QS in 2026
#7	University of Calgary, Calgary Alberta, Canada55%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $19.3K/Yr (CA$26,849/Yr)Living: $11.6K/Yr (CA$16,119/Yr)Admission	B.A International RelationsDuolingo110IELTS6.5PTE60$19.3K/Yr CA$26,849 Course duration: 4 years Programs	6.2/10(33 Users)
#8	Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada42%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $11.1K/Yr (CA$15,358/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceIELTS7.0$11.1K/Yr CA$15,358 Course duration: 1 year Programs	9.3/10(24 Users)
#9	University of Victoria, Victoria British Columbia, Canada63%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $14.4K/Yr (CA$19,980/Yr)Living: $7K/Yr (CA$9,653/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceTOEFL100$5.9K/Yr CA$8,238 Course duration: 1 year 1 More Program	9.3/10(10 Users)
#10	Laval University, Quebec City Quebec, Canada59%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $16.4K/Yr (CA$22,721/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceTOEFL79PTE59$15.9K/Yr CA$22,066 Course duration: 2 years 10+ More Programs	--

#11	Carleton University, Ottawa Ontario, Canada22%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $14.2K/Yr (CA$19,673/Yr)Living: $9.3K/Yr (CA$12,907/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceGRE310TOEFL86PTE60$14.2K/Yr CA$19,673 Course duration: 2 years Programs	6.3/10(25 Users)
#12	University of Windsor, Windsor Ontario, Canada30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $22.2K/Yr (CA$30,765/Yr)Living: $6.1K/Yr (CA$8,458/Yr)Admission	M.A Applied Economics and PolicyDuolingo120TOEFL92PTE65$22.2K/Yr CA$30,765 Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.5/10(23 Users)
#13	Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada67%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $7K/Yr (CA$9,666/Yr)Living: $8.4K/Yr (CA$11,600/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceGRE309TOEFL90PTE58$7K/Yr CA$9,666 Course duration: 2 years Programs	9.7/10(16 Users)
#14	University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal Quebec, Canada50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $10.4K/Yr (CA$14,499/Yr)Living: $3.1K/Yr (CA$4,320/Yr)Admission	B.A Political ScienceTOEFL61$17.7K/Yr CA$24,600 Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	--
#15	University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa Ontario, Canada70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $23.2K/Yr (CA$32,188/Yr)Admission	B.A Political Science (Advanced ...IELTS6.5PTE58$23.2K/Yr CA$32,188 Course duration: 2 years 2+ More Programs	5.8/10(8 Users)
#16	Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada82%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $22.1K/Yr (CA$30,763/Yr)Living: $8.4K/Yr (CA$11,650/Yr)Admission	B.A History and Political Scienc...Duolingo110TOEFL85PTE58$22.1K/Yr CA$30,763 Course duration: 3 years 3+ More Programs	6.0/10(7 Users)
#17	University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George British Columbia, Canada75%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $14.5K/Yr (CA$20,075/Yr)Living: $7.1K/Yr (CA$9,874/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceDuolingo125IELTS6.5PTE65$3.7K/Yr CA$5,096 Course duration: 2 years 9+ More Programs	8.7/10(1 User)
#18	Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ontario, Canada89%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $23.9K/Yr (CA$33,220/Yr)Living: $10.9K/Yr (CA$15,124/Yr)Admission	B.A Political ScienceDuolingo120TOEFL83PTE59$23.9K/Yr CA$33,220 Course duration: 4 years Programs	8.0/10(11 Users)
#19	Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario, Canada73%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $14.5K/Yr (CA$20,175/Yr)Living: $6.7K/Yr (CA$9,280/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceTOEFL105PTE58$14.5K/Yr CA$20,175 Course duration: 1 year Programs	5.3/10(10 Users)Ranked 1200 by THE in 2026 Ranked 1201 by QS in 2026
#20	University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Alberta, Canada93%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $14.9K/Yr (CA$20,657/Yr)Living: $5.7K/Yr (CA$7,941/Yr)Admission	M.A Political ScienceDuolingo120TOEFL86PTE61$11.2K/Yr CA$15,521 Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	6.3/10(4 Users)