McMaster University vs University of Alberta

Overview Comparison
McMaster UniversityUniversity of Alberta
Collegedunia Score5.5 Out of 105.7 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 103 Times Higher Education 2024
# 189 QS World University 2024
# 85 Times Higher Education 2023
# 109 Times Higher Education 2024
# 111 QS World University 2024
# 110 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 176 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 48 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 90 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 69 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 101 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -44
PG Programs -43
Doctorate Programs -6
UG Programs -72
PG Programs -63
Doctorate Programs -8
Acceptance Rate42.0 %66.0 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 6.5
PTE - 60
TOEFL - 86
GMAT - 550
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 61
TOEFL - 90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   33407
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  8548
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 28865 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   22125
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  13972
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 15600 Per Year
placement (average package)

Ranked #81 for graduation emplyment rate

Salaries by degree:

Doctrate: $111,000

MBA:$101,000

Master(Other):$63,000

Master in Science:$58,000

Bachelor of Science:$50,000

Master Of Arts:$45,000


Graduate employability Ranks QS: #99

It is ranked #110 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Bachelor (Other)

$66,000 

Bachelor of Science

$57,000 

Other Degree

$51,000 

Masters in Science

$47,000 

Bachelor of Arts

$46,000 


Campuses and B-SchoolsDeGroote School of Business
School of Business, University of Alberta
CollegeDunia Reviews7.9/10 Read 21 reviews7.6/10 Read 14 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsMcMaster UniversityUniversity of Alberta
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1887
1908
Student:Faculty Ratio21:1
0:1
Male:Female45% Male, 0% Female44% Male, 56% Female
Location Facts

Located on the western end of lake Ontario, McMaster University is located in the Golden Horshoe. It is surrounded by Cootes Paradise and natural marshlands.


Six campuses, with main (north campus) located on the edge of North Saskatechwan river. 
Surrounding areas offer a variety of cuisine from vegan to halal as well as authentic Canadian
The river valley offers a variety of sporting options like skiing, biking etc


Library

McMaster University has a total of 4 libraries. There are 1.9 million print and electronic books, 86,000 print and electronic journal titles, 14,000 linear feet of archival resources combined. 


Eight million volumes
1.9 million ebooks
140,000 scholarly journals
120,000 digitized books


Campus Life

Located in the Waterfall Capital of Canada- Hamilton, the campus has McMaster Museum of Art, W.J. McCallion Planetarium, McMaster Nuclear Reactor, McMaster Hall, 16 sports clubs, Bertrand Rusell Archives, etc. 


Aboriginal Peoples Network, BearsDen (online student community), Fraternities and Sororities, Graduate Students' Association, Peer Support Centre, Sport Clubs, Student Music Ensembles, Students' Union, and Volunteer Opportunities


Hostel#Triple Residence Room - $7000
#Double Residence Room - $8025
#Single Residence Room - $8965
#Single Room - $12400
Famous Alumni

Tihomir Oreškovi (11th PM of Croatia); Bertram Brockhouse (Nobel Laureate in Physics); Stephen Elop (President and CEO of Nokia Corporation); Myron Scholes (Nobel Laureate in Economics); Roberta Bondar (Canada’s first female astronaut and neurologist in space)


One Nobel laureate, four justice of supreme court, and 68 Rhodes scholars
Rona Ambrose (Former member of the Canadian house of commons), Daryl Katz (Canadian businessman), Paul Gross (Canadian actor), Don Iveson (Mayor of Edmonton), Tak Wah Mak (Canadian geneticist), Jordan Peterson (clinal psychologist), Dinee Hinshaw (chief medical officer for health in Alberta).


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