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🇨🇦 Best Software Engineering Programs in Canada by ROI
Ranked by ROI score — net salary after rent and living costs, weighted by graduation rate, relative to total degree tuition. Salary figures are median graduate earnings from government data (2026).
| # | University | ROI | Salary (C$) | Payback | Tuition (C$/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memorial University of Newfoundland Computer Science. | 69.8 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$15,000 |
| 2 | University of New Brunswick Computer Science. | 63.3 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$17,000 |
| 3 | University of Manitoba Computer Science. | 58.5 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$18,000 |
| 4 | University of Saskatchewan Computer Science. | 55.1 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$20,000 |
| 5 | MacEwan University Computer Science. | 54.0 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$18,000 |
| 6 | Université Laval Computer Science. | 51.3 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$22,000 |
| 7 | Université du Québec à Montréal Computer Science. | 50.6 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$18,000 |
| 8 | University of Northern British Columbia Computer Science. | 49.3 | C$60,863 | 1 yrs | C$20,000 |
| 9 | Dalhousie University Computer Science. | 46.8 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$23,000 |
| 10 | Université de Montréal Computer Science. | 45.8 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$24,000 |
| 11 | Brock University Computer Science. | 41.5 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$26,000 |
| 12 | University of Alberta Computer Science. | 39.7 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$29,000 |
| 13 | University of Victoria Computer Science. | 39.0 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$28,000 |
| 14 | Ontario Tech University Computer Science. | 38.1 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$27,000 |
| 15 | McGill University Computer Science. | 37.6 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$32,000 |
| 16 | Wilfrid Laurier University Computer Science. | 37.2 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$28,000 |
| 17 | Concordia University Computer Science. | 37.1 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$26,000 |
| 18 | University of Calgary Computer Science. | 36.7 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$30,000 |
| 19 | University of Guelph Computer Science. | 36.2 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$32,000 |
| 20 | Simon Fraser University Computer Science. | 36.1 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$30,000 |
| 21 | Western University Computer Science. | 34.5 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$36,000 |
| 22 | Carleton University Computer Science. | 33.5 | C$60,863 | 2 yrs | C$29,000 |
| 23 | University of Ottawa Computer Science. | 30.5 | C$60,863 | 3 yrs | C$33,000 |
| 24 | York University Computer Science. | 29.0 | C$60,863 | 3 yrs | C$30,000 |
| 25 | Toronto Metropolitan University Computer Science. | 28.8 | C$60,863 | 3 yrs | C$31,000 |