Interdisciplinary Studies programs in Ontario
187 programs across 26 campuses, with published admission ranges starting at 65%. Sorted by the range each one publishes, lowest first, so you can see where you land.
Programs
187
Campuses
26
Lowest range
65%
What this leads to
The picture for interdisciplinary studies as of 2026-08-17, not a description of this particular program.
Most graduates end up in human resources, marketing, project management, public relations, social services, healthcare administration, or research assistant roles. You'd likely start as a coordinator, junior analyst, or program officer in nonprofits, government agencies, or medium-sized companies.
In its favour
- Stable employment with 5% annual growth, and competitive entry salaries around $55,000
- Flexible for career changes—you can pivot into new sectors later without retraining
- Suits smaller organizations and nonprofits where people wear multiple hats
- Less specialized than engineering or nursing, so you're not locked into one field
Worth knowing
- Employers often don't know how to evaluate this degree—they prefer specific majors, so your resume needs stronger hustle
- No clear occupational niche: 37% of graduates end up in jobs that span multiple industries rather than one defined role
- Entry-level research assistant and content coordinator jobs—where most graduates start—are already being automated by AI
- Canadian employers show mixed acceptance of interdisciplinary graduates compared to other countries
How AI is changing this work
About 48% of roles suited to interdisciplinary graduates could be affected by AI in the next decade. The automation threat is real in research support and junior writing roles. What's not being automated yet is higher-level work: using AI to inform decisions about policy, ethics, business strategy, or organizational change. You'll need to quickly move beyond data-gathering and into roles where you're deciding what to do with AI outputs, or you'll be competing with a tool instead of a person.
Where this came from (6 sources)
- 1. 18 Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Programs in Canada - Study Abroad | educations.com
- 2. 132 Interdisciplinary Studies jobs in Canada
- 3. Career Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Studies in Canada
- 4. 2026 What Can You Do With an Interdisciplinary Studies Degree? | Research.com
- 5. Interdisciplinary Studies Jobs in Ontario (NOW HIRING)
- 6. Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD) | Graduate School at The University of British Columbia (UBC)
All 187 programs
- 65%AlgomaUndeclared Major (BA 4 Year)
- 70%OttawaÉthique et philosophie politique (4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes des conflits et droit humains (4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes féministes et de genre (4 ans – majeure)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes féministes et de genre et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes féministes et de genre et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes internationales et langues modernes (4 ans)
- 70%LakeheadAnthropology (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70%OttawaArts – Études interdisciplinaires (3 ans)
- 70%OttawaArts – Études interdisciplinaires (4 ans)
- 70%HearstArts – Général (3 ans) Études des enjeux humains et sociaux; Gestion; Psychologie
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (3 years)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (3 years)(Online program)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (4 years)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (4 years)(Online program)
- 70%LakeheadArts One (Thunder Bay)
- 70%HearstBaccalauréat ès arts (4 ans) avec spécialisation en Sciences humaines et sociales interdisciplinaires
- 70%Saint PaulBaccalauréat ès arts spécialisé avec majeure en foi, éthique et justice (4 ans)
- 70%Saint PaulBaccalauréat ès arts spécialisé en éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (BA) (4 ans)
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts)
- 70–73%Ontario TechBusiness and Society
- 70%WindsorCommercial Aviation Leadership
- 70–73%Ontario TechCommunication and Digital Media Studies
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication and Sociology (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication and Sociology (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication et lettres françaises (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaCommunication et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%Trent (Durham)Communications
- 70%Saint PaulCommunications sociales (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)
- 70%Saint PaulCommunications sociales (certificat, temps partiel seulement) (1 an)
- 70–80%OttawaConflict Studies and Human Rights (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70%OttawaCriminologie et études féministes et du genre (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%OttawaCriminology and Feminist and Gender Studies (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaDéveloppement international et mondialisation (4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaEconomics and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70%UOFEconomy and Social Innovation (Hon)
- 70%OttawaEthics and Political Philosophy (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaFeminist and Gender Studies (4-year major) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaFeminist and Gender Studies and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaFeminist and Gender Studies and Sociology (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70%TrentForensics and Arts
- 70%TrentForensics and Science
- 70–80%OttawaGéographie physique et géomatique (4 ans – majeure)
- 70–80%OttawaHistoire et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaHistoire et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaHistory and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaHistory and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70%TrentHonours Arts
- 70%Saint PaulHonours Bachelors of Arts with Major in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (BA) (4 years)
- 70%Trent (Durham)Honours Science
- 70%UOFHuman plurality (Hon)
- 70%Saint PaulInnovation sociale (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)
- 70%WindsorInterdisciplinary Arts and Science
- 70%LaurentianInterdisciplinary Science
- 70%LakeheadInterdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus)
- 70–80%OttawaInternational Development and Globalization (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaInternational Studies and Modern Languages (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–75%TMULanguage and Intercultural Relations
- 70%WindsorLiberal Arts and Professional Studies
- 70%OttawaPhilosophie et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%OttawaPhilosophie et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%OttawaPhilosophy and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70%OttawaPhilosophy and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–80%OttawaPhysical Geography and Geomatics (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 70–73%Ontario TechPolitical Science
- 70%OttawaPsychologie et linguistique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%OttawaPsychology and Linguistics (Joint Honours – 4 years)
- 70–80%OttawaScience économique et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–73%Ontario TechScience, Technology and Society
- 70–73%Ontario TechScience, Technology and Society (Co-op)
- 70%OttawaSciences sociales en études interdisciplinaires (3 ans)
- 70%Saint PaulSocial Communication (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years)
- 70%Saint PaulSocial Innovation (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years)
- 70%OttawaSocial Sciences in Interdisciplinary studies (3 years)
- 70–75%TMUUndeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only)
- 70%UOFUrban environments (Hon)
- 73–80%YorkCities, Regions, Planning (BES - Co-op available)
- 73–77%YorkCognitive Science (BA - Co-op available)
- 73–77%YorkEnvironmental Arts & Justice (BES - Co-op available)
- 73–80%York (Glendon)First Year Exploration (BA, first year only)
- 73–77%YorkHumanities (BA, iBA - Co-op available)
- 73–77%YorkInterdisciplinary Social Science (BA- Co-op available)
- 73–80%York (Glendon)International Studies (BA, iBA)
- 73–77%BrockRecreation and Leisure Studies
- 73–77%BrockSciences
- 73–77%BrockSocial Sciences
- 73–77%YorkSustainable Environmental Management (BES)
- 73–77%BrockTherapeutic Recreation
- 73–80%YorkUndeclared Major (BA)
- 73–80%YorkUndeclared Major (BA)
- 73–77%U of T (Scarborough)Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media
- 75%TrentBachelor of Arts & Science
- 75%OttawaConception multidisciplinaire - apprentissage expérientiel (4 ans)
- 75%LaurentianConcurrent Education with Arts – Junior/Intermediate
- 75%TrentForensic Anthropology
- 75–80%OttawaGéologie-physique (4 ans)
- 75–80%OttawaMathématiques et science économique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 75–80%OttawaMathématiques et science économique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 75–80%OttawaMathématiques financières et économie (4 ans)
- 75–80%OttawaMathematics and Economics (Joint Honours - 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 75%OttawaMultidisciplinary Design- Experiential Learning (4 years)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Biochemistry (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Biology (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Chemistry (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Computer Science (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Geology (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Mathematics (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Physics (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusic and Statistics (5-year double degree)
- 75%OttawaMusique et biochimie (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et biologie (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et chimie (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et géologie (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et mathématiques (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et physique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75%OttawaMusique et statistique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 75–80%OttawaPhysique et mathématiques (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 75%RMCSocial Sciences and Humanities Honours
- 75%RMCSocial Sciences and the Humanities
- 77–80%Laurier (Waterloo)Multidisciplinary Studies (BA) and Juris Doctor (JD), Griffith University
- 78%OttawaBiotechnologie (biochimie et génie chimique) (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaGénie électrique et technologie de l'informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaGénie chimique et technologie de l'informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaGénie civil et technologie de l'informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78%OttawaGénie de la conception multidisciplinaire (4 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaGénie mécanique biomédical (4 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaGénie mécanique biomédical et technologie de l'informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaGénie mécanique et technologie de l'informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaInformatique et mathématiques (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 78–80%OttawaMathematics and Economics (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 78–80%OttawaPhysics and Mathematics (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 78–80%OttawaPhysique et génie électrique (Double grade – 5 ans)
- 78%CarletonScience – Honours (4 years)
- 80%OttawaÉtudes des conflits et droits humains et Maîtrise en études de sécurité et défence (4 ans)
- 80–83%Laurier (Brantford)Arts Degree (BA) + Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Co-op
- 80–85%TrentBachelor of Arts & Science (Honours Bachelor of Arts and Sciences) – Co-op
- 80–85%OttawaBiomedical Mechanical Engineering (4 years)
- 80–85%OttawaBiomedical Mechanical Engineering and Computing Technology (5-year double degree)
- 80%OttawaBiotechnology (Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering) (5-year double degree) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 80–85%OttawaChemical Engineering and Computing Technology (5-year double degree)
- 80%King'sChildhood and Youth Studies
- 80%OttawaCivil Engineering and Computing Technology (5-year double degree)
- 80%OttawaComputer Science and Mathematics (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 80%OttawaConflict Studies and Human Rights and Master in Security and Defence Studies (4 years)
- 80–85%TrentCultural Studies (Honours Arts) – Co-op
- 80%King'sDisability Studies
- 80%OttawaElectrical Engineering and Computing Technology (5-year double degree)
- 80%OttawaFinancial Mathematics and Economics (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 80%OttawaGeology-Physics (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 80%King'sHuman Rights Studies
- 80%OttawaMultidisciplinary Design Engineering (4 years)
- 80%OttawaPhysics and Electrical Engineering (Double degree – 5 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 80–83%WaterlooScience and Business (Regular/Co-op)
- 80–87%WaterlooScience and Financial Management (Co-op Only)
- 80%King'sSocial Justice and Peace Studies
- 80%King'sSocial Sciences
- 80%King'sThanatology
- 83–90%HuronArts
- 83–87%WaterlooScience and Aviation
- 83–87%McMasterWilson College Leadership and Civic Studies I
- 85%OttawaCommerce and Juris Doctor (6-year double degree) (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 85%OttawaMechanical Engineering and Computing Technology (5-year double degree)
- 85%OttawaPolitical Science and Juris Doctor (French Immersion Stream is available)
- 85%OttawaScience politique et Juris Doctor (Double grade – 6 ans)
- 85%OttawaSciences commerciales et Juris Doctor (Double grade – 6 ans)
- 85%OttawaSciences de la santé et Maîtrise en Audiologie (Double grade - 5 ans)
- 87–90%McMasterHonours Integrated Science
- 87–93%WaterlooSystems Design Engineering (Co-op Only)
- 88%McMasterArts and Science I
- —TrentCircumpolar Studies Diploma
- —OCADDigital Futures
- —OCADDrawing & Painting
- —OCADExperimental Animation
- —TrentHuman Rights (Honours Arts)
- —TrentHuman Rights (Honours Arts) - Co-op
- —OCADIndigenous Visual Culture
- —OCADIntegrated Media
- —OCADMaterial Art & Design (Jewellery/Textiles)
- —OCADPhotography
- —OCADPrintmaking & Publications
- —OCADVisual and Critical Studies (Art History)
Other subjects
- Business Studies 203
- Computer Science 135
- Education Studies 117
- Environmental Studies 116
- Psychology 109
- General or Integrated Engineering 104
- Law & Criminology 101
- Media and Communication Studies 98
- Economics 95
- Biological Sciences 92
- Others in Subjects Related to Medicine 92
- Mathematics 92
Ranges are what universities publish, not guaranteed cutoffs. Work out your top 6 to see which of these you actually clear.