2025's Top 10s: Programs, Schools, Scholarships, and More

Happy holidays! We're celebrating the end of 2025, and ringing in 2026, with a look back on the most popular programs, schools, and more!

The holiday season is here again, giving us another chance to slow down, connect with family and friends, and reflect on the year! Before you take a break for the holiday season, we wanted to share the most popular programs, schools, careers, articles, and scholarships from 2025.

These stats are just for fun, and reflect view counts drawn from Google Analytics data across SchoolFinder and ScholarshipsCanada.

SchoolFinder: top programs of 2025

These are the most popular programs for 2025, according to the SchoolFinder audience!

1. 1. Commercial Aviation Management - Western University
2. 2. Bachelor of Nursing - Second Entry Preparation - Humber Polytechnic
3. 3. Practical Nursing - Centennial College
4. 4. Psychology - Western University
5. 5. Biological Science - University of Guelph
6. 6. Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to BScN Blended Delivery - Nipissing University
7. 7. Health Sciences - University of Waterloo
8. 8. Practical Nursing - Humber Polytechnic
9. 9. Funeral Director Class 1 (Embalming) - Humber Polytechnic
10. 10. Diagnostic Medical Sonography - NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)

Looking for more programs? Take the Find My Program quiz to get matched on SchoolFinder.com.

SchoolFinder: top schools of 2025

SchoolFinder's your place to explore and compare school profiles from colleges and universities across Canada and beyond!

SchoolFinder: top university profiles of 2025

Here are the top 10 university profiles on SchoolFinder for 2025:

1. 1. Western University
2. 2. Redeemer University
3. 3. University of Waterloo
4. 4. University of Toronto - St. George
5. 5. University of Alberta
6. 6. Queen's University
7. 7. Carleton University
8. 8. University of British Columbia - Vancouver
9. 9. McMaster University
10. 10. York University

Didn't see the university you're looking for? Explore schools through the new schools search page on SchoolFinder.com.

SchoolFinder: top college profiles of 2025

Here are the top 10 college profiles on SchoolFinder for 2025:

1. 1. Humber Polytechnic
2. 2. Algonquin College
3. 3. Dawson College
4. 4. Sheridan College
5. 5. Cambrian College
6. 6. Durham College
7. 7. Conestoga College
8. 8. Centennial College
9. 9. Red Deer Polytechnic
10. 10. Canadore College

Didn't see the college you're looking for? Explore schools through the new schools search page on SchoolFinder.com.

SchoolFinder: top graduate school profiles of 2025

We'll also look at grad schools. This includes general graduate studies, like a post-diploma, master degrees, and doctorates, at the university and college levels, as well as business, medical, dental, teaching, and law schools:

1. 1. McGill University - Faculty of Medicine
2. 2. Brock University - Goodman School of Business
3. 3. IUHS International University of Health Sciences
4. 4. Western University - Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
5. 5. Grenoble École de Management
6. 6. University of Toronto - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
7. 7. University of Ottawa - Faculty of Education
8. 8. University of Manitoba - Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry
9. 9. Avalon University School of Medicine
10. 10. Aureus University School of Medicine

Looking for a graduate degree to call your very own? Explore your options on SchoolFinder today.

SchoolFinder: top career profiles of 2025

Planning your career? Check out openings and earnings for the most popular careers of 2025:

1. 1. Elementary School Teacher
2. 2. Nurse (RN)
3. 3. Psychologist
4. 4. Chiropractor
5. 5. Ultrasound Technologist (Medical Sonographer)
6. 6. Secondary School Teacher
7. 7. Air Pilot
8. 8. Software Engineer
9. 9. Accountant
10. 10. Criminologist

Explore hundreds of other careers on SchoolFinder.com. Not sure where to start? Check out these hot careers that are in demand!

SchoolFinder: top articles of 2025

SchoolFinder posts new articles all the time in our Discover section! Take a look at some of the biggest hits from the past year:

1. 1. Student Lines of Credit from 5 Major Canadian Banks
2. 2. FAQ: Studying in the United States as a Canadian Student
3. 3. Don't Know What to Study? 4 Career Quizzes That Can Help!
4. 4. How to Become an Anesthesiologist in Canada
5. 5. Election 2025: Where 4 Major Canadian Political Parties Stand on Student Issues
6. 6. How to Become a Chiropractor in Canada
7. 7. How to Become a Commerical Airline Pilot in Canada
8. 8. How to Become a Teacher in Canada
9. 9. Canada's Getting 3 New Medical Schools
10. 10. How to Become an Accountant in Canada

Find tons more articles in the Discover section of SchoolFinder.com.

ScholarshipsCanada: top scholarships of 2025

Finally, just for fun, we've gathered up the most popular scholarship listings from this year from our sister site, ScholarshipsCanada.com. There, you can browse scholarships by category, dive into the listings directly, or use your free account to sign in and get matched. Here are the top awards from 2025:

1. 1. Up to $1 million | 2025 Electronic Recycling Association Scholarships
2. 2. $50,000 | 2025 Canada's Luckiest Student
3. 3. $2,000 | The Brandon Langhjelm Essay Contest
4. 4. $100,000 | Energy Creates Scholarship Contest 2025
5. 5. $35,000 | Tangerine Back 2 School Scholarship
6. 6. $1,000 | 10 Words or Less Scholarship
7. 7. $500 | Consolidated Credit Canada Scholarship Program
8. 8. $3,000 | Brian Good Memorial Scholarship
9. 9. $1,000 | The Smooth Movers Scholarship
10. 10. $2,500 | Bob Leonard Memorial Scholarship Program

Sign up for a free ScholarshipsCanada account to get matched to awards that fit you.

We hope you found some interesting links to explore! These programs, schools, careers, articles, and awards are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg: be sure to sign up to get matched! (Your SchoolFinder account works on ScholarshipsCanada, and vice versa, so why not give it a try?) Join ScholarshipsCanada to get matched today.

Have a wonderful end of your 2025, and a brilliant start to the new year!