Western's Graduate Education

Learn about our Master of Arts

Learn about our Masters of Professional Education

Learn about our Doctor of Philosophy

Learn about our Educational Doctorate

Western's
Graduate Education

Make a difference in your workplace and community with our research-intensive and professional graduate degrees. At the end of your program, you can:

Transform education that influences policy through research
Transform lives that make an impact on children, families and society

Choose the Graduate degree that’s right for you!

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Create professional opportunities

Solve real-world problems

Advance your career

Learn from award-winning faculty

What makes us different from other programs?

We’re ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world

We’re a top 10 research-intensive university in Canada

Exceptional library collection – over 11 million items available

Grow your professional opportunities - study with the same classmates

Success rate – we have a very high graduation rate

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MA – Master of Arts

Whether it’s taking the next step in your career or getting closer to working in the academy, our MA allows you to create your own research.

Our top-tier faculty will mentor you every step of the way, making sure you’re successful.

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MPEd – Master of Professional Education

Advance your career with an MPEd. Our degree can help you get recognized at work with increased responsibility and a promotion.

Our programs have been created with you in mind. They’re flexible. This means you’re able to balance your school, work and personal life.

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EdD – Doctor of Education

Take your leadership to the next level with our Doctor of Education.

The EdD allows you to use professional knowledge and expertise, which you can combine with academic knowledge, to solve complex problems that your team or organization face.

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PhD – Doctor of Philosophy

Create leading-edge research in education. You will be joining a research team that has a strong academic reputation.

We have over $24 million in university and government grants. We’re also a member of the U15 Group of Universities and Western is ranked eighth in Canada and 190^th in the world.

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