After graduating from West Aurora High School in 1996, Katic enrolled to study International Relations, Economics and pre-law at the University of Toronto's Trinity College and then at The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she studied toward an MFA in acting from 2000 to 2002.
After graduating high school in 1996, Katic began her academic pursuits by studying International Relations, Economics, and pre-law at the University of Toronto's Trinity College, followed by a program at The Theatre School at DePaul University where she pursued an MFA in acting from 2000 to 2002.