Canada’s E.M.B.A. Programs: for the working professional

Executive M.B.A. programs normally allow their participants to remain at their jobs, pursuing the degree part-time

Targeted at people who already have a career but want to take it to the next level by earning an advanced degree, executive M.B.A. programs normally allow their participants to remain at their jobs, pursuing the degree part-time. Tuition, often covered by employers, is generally high.

Average Age
Tuition
Program Length (months)
Female (%)
Int’l (%)
Alberta-Calgary (Alberta/Haskayne E.M.B.A.)37$58,00021283
Athabasca40$43,74028342
UBC (Sauder)43$65,000185515
Concordia (Molson)35$68,00015210
Guelph38$39,995**244122
McGill-HEC Montréal (McGill-HEC Montréal E.M.B.A.)43$72,000154112
UNBC37$32,9731830N/A
Ottawa (Telfer)39$59,50021384
UPEI38$27,668**20460
Université du Québec à Montréal38$5,373 /$20,00024300
Queen’s/Cornell-Queen’s39/36$84,000/ $98,00015/1728/20N/A
Regina (Levene)42$34,000**182010
Royal Roads39$36,100**18451
Saint Mary’s (Sobey)40$45,00018352
Sherbrooke38$29,25022150
Simon Fraser (Segal)38$49,25019255
Toronto (Rotman)38$89,00013418
Western (Ivey)39$90,000182634
York-Northwestern (Kellogg Schulich E.M.B.A.)38$108,00015245

Information is for the 2010-2011 academic year.  **Tuition differs for international students: $44,025 at Guelph; $39,874 at UPEI; $36,000 at Regina; $53,975 at Royal Roads. UQAM program open to Canadian residents only (tuition higher for out-of-province students).

Source: Canadian universities