North Bay, Ontario

Nipissing University

Teacher education and field based science in Northern Ontario

Next intake: Winter 2027Apply by 13 November 2026 · 18 days left

TypeUniversity
LanguageEnglish

Overview

Nipissing is built around the Schulich School of Education alongside a Faculty of Arts and Science. Education runs from bachelor's through to a PhD, and the geography and environmental programmes teach in the field rather than only in the lecture hall.

Academics

Faculties and schools

Schulich School of Education
Faculty of Arts and Science
Faculty of Education and Professional Studies

Signature programmes

Bachelor of Education, consecutive and concurrent
PhD in Education
Bachelor of Community Planning
Environmental science and physical geography

Degrees by level

Undergraduate14

Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Community Planning
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Environment and Physical Geography
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Geography
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Arts in Child and Family Studies
Bachelor of Arts in English Studies
Bachelor of Education (Consecutive and Concurrent)

Master's3

Master of Education
Master of Environmental Science
Master of Environmental Studies

Doctoral1

PhD in Education

Diplomas and certificates2

Professional development courses for practising teachers
College partnership routes into the Bachelor of Commerce

Reputation and highlights

Schulich School of Education, with consecutive and concurrent teaching routes
Education taught from bachelor's through master's to PhD
Bachelor of Community Planning, an uncommon undergraduate offering in Canada
Researchers secured over CAD 1.3 million in federal funding
College partnership and distance routes into the Bachelor of Commerce

Student life

North Bay sits between Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake, with the outdoors immediately accessible from campus.
Field based teaching in geography and environmental science puts students outside for a meaningful share of contact hours.
A smaller student body than the southern Ontario universities, so classes and faculty contact stay close.

Costs and entry

International tuition

Published per programme by Student Financial ServicesChecked 2026-09-13

Nipissing keeps separate international, nursing, education, post-baccalaureate and graduate fee schedules rather than one headline rate, and publishes them as downloadable tables per year. Read the international schedule for the intended programme and year.

Cost of living

About CAD 1,900 a monthChecked 2026-09-13

Nipissing does not publish a separate living cost estimate, so this uses the IRCC study permit threshold of CAD 22,895 a year. North Bay is a small northern Ontario city well outside the southern Ontario rental market.

Study permit funds

CAD 22,895 a yearabout CAD 1,900 a month, checked 2026-09-13

Set on 1 September 2025 for applicants outside Quebec, and raised each September in line with Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut Off. It covers living costs only, on top of tuition and travel.

Language requirement

IELTS Academic 6.5 overallChecked 2026-09-13

Confirm the required individual bands for the intended programme, particularly for the Bachelor of Education.

Intakes

September, with January entry on some programmesChecked 2026-09-13

Fall is the main intake. Winter entry is limited and depends on the programme, so confirm against the specific degree.

Check if you qualify

Compiled from Nipissing University's own published information. Tuition and entry requirements change between intakes, so confirm them on the institution's website before applying. EdVoyager supports the application; admission decisions rest with the institution.

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