Ryerson University

Ryerson University is a public university in downtown Toronto, founded in 1948 as the Ryerson Institute of Technology and granted university status in 1993. It was renamed Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022. It grew from a postwar polytechnic into a comprehensive urban university on a compact campus around Yonge-Dundas Square. Its defining fact is a professionally oriented mission in a dense city center.

Academic divisions include the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, the Ted Rogers School of Management, The Creative School for media and journalism, and faculties of arts, community services, and science. Graduate students use laboratories and studios in engineering, urban planning, computer science, and media. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education sits alongside degree programs.

Enrollment is about 46,000 students, with graduate students a minority of the total. International students form a substantial share and come from many countries. Faculty number in the thousands across professional and academic ranks. Alumni work in Canadian media, business, public service, and engineering.

Graduate study includes master's degrees and doctoral work in selected fields such as engineering, management, communication, and urban development, typically combining coursework with a research paper or thesis. The academic year is two semesters. Students study on a downtown campus next to Toronto's media and business districts, where internships and city placements are a regular part of professional programs.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, Ryerson University lists 5 graduate programs across 5 subjects, all of them master's programs, with the widest choice in business & management, data science & business analytics and film & filmmaking.