14 Best universities for Music in Canada

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 77.2M citations received by 2.86M academic papers made by 14 universities in Canada was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Music

#2 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

2. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Music

#3 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

3. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Music

#11 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

4. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Music

#32 in North America

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

5. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Music

#42 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

6. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Music

#44 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

7. Western University

Ontario | London

For Music

#66 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

8. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Music

#83 in North America

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

9. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Music

#90 in North America

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

10. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Music

#93 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 20,492
Founded: 1963

11. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Music

#96 in North America

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

12. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Music

#98 in North America

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

13. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Music

#99 in North America

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

14. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Music

#101 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

The best cities to study Music in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Hamilton.