Take your thinking beyond.
Our graduate students work alongside leading researchers in an environment designed for collaboration, impact, discovery and reinvention.
Take your thinking beyond.
Our graduate students work alongside leading researchers in an environment designed for collaboration, impact, discovery and reinvention.
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Studies
without limits.
With more than 75 graduate programs, ULethbridge is a place that challenges you to connect deeply, explore boldly and discover what’s possible for your future.
Course-based programs
Designed for structured learning with real-world applications, course-based programs help you gain skills you can put to work right away.
Course-based next steps
1. Pick a program 2. Prepare your documents 3. Apply online 4. Send official documents 5. Watch for your admission decision
Thesis-based programs
For graduate students who are looking to explore a research question in depth and contribute new knowledge to a field of study, our thesis-based programs offer the space, mentorship and resources to help make it happen.
Thesis-based next steps
1. Pick a program 2. Find your supervisor 3. Prepare your documents 4. Apply online 5. Send official documents 6. Watch for your admission decision
Funding and finances
Backing
breakthroughs
ULethbridge offers a wide range of awards, scholarships and bursaries that allow you to focus more fully on your research and less on your finances.
Big skies.
Big futures.
Choosing the right graduate school is choosing the future you want to create. At ULethbridge, that future is shaped by curiosity, exploration and understanding.
Top 8%
worldwide for research performance
Center for World University Rankings, 2025
31
research chairs
12
Canada research chairs
$5.5 million +
in graduate student funding awarded in 2024
What sets us apart:
Graduate Student Support
With a 3:1 graduate student-to-supervisor ratio, you’ll get focused, meaningful mentorship and build lasting academic relationships.
Research in Action
In 2025, we were ranked #1 in our category in Medical and Science Grants by Maclean’s Magazine, and we were in the top 10 per cent in the Center for World University Rankings.
Diverse and Dedicated
Join a cohort of 8,000 students from 89 countries, with 74 per cent arriving from outside of Lethbridge, supported by mentors and personalized guidance to help everyone flourish.
Experience That Opens Doors
Hundreds of paid Graduate Assistantships and targeted professional development programs give you the experience, skills and connections to advance your career.
Funding Without the Hunt
All grad thesis students are eligible for the ULethbridge Graduate Research Award (up to $21,000) plus other awards and support, so you don’t have to search far for funding.
Inspiring Spaces
Work in bright, modern labs at the award-winning Science Commons, creative makerspaces or our business incubator, all surrounded by stunning views and 320 days of sunshine.
What students are saying
“Engaging in research activities, specifically collaborative research with other institutions and researchers, was overwhelmingly beneficial to me. Exposure to collaborations taught me the value of adapting my scientific skillset to provide answers and evidence to different research questions, in ways that were new, exciting and challenging. Collaborating academically gave me an opportunity to continue my research career after graduation.”
Tyler Mrozowich
(BSc ’18, PhD ’23)
“Finishing my MFA and PhD are big accomplishments, but I wouldn’t say they are my biggest. My biggest accomplishments are the relationships I’ve made here, with faculty, other students, community members and the place itself.”
Migueltzinta Solís (MFA ’19, PhD ‘23)
Interdisciplinary artist and writer
“As a graduate student, I love being part of the research team that collaborates on the Blackfoot Digital Arts Project and the Grasslands Project with Dr. Josephine Mills, Blackfoot Elders, faculty and students. It was important for me to complete my studies on Blackfoot territory, where ULethbridge is located. Having that physical connection to the places my ancestors have walked through before has made it very meaningful for me.”
Piiksipitaakii Andrea True Joy Fox
(BA/BEd ‘09)