🇦🇺 Best Accounting Programs in Australia by ROI
Ranked by ROI score — net salary after rent and living costs, weighted by graduation rate, relative to total degree tuition. Salary figures are median graduate earnings from government data (2026).
| # | University | ROI | Salary (A$) | Payback | Tuition (A$/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Cross University Accounting and Related Services. | 60.7 | A$61,200 | 1 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 2 | University of the Sunshine Coast Accounting and Related Services. | 55.8 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 3 | Charles Sturt University Accounting and Related Services. | 55.0 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$32,981 |
| 4 | University of New England Accounting and Related Services. | 54.5 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$32,979 |
| 5 | University of Southern Queensland Accounting and Related Services. | 50.7 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$34,789 |
| 6 | Federation University Australia Accounting and Related Services. | 49.9 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 7 | Torrens University Accounting and Related Services. | 49.4 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$29,574 |
| 8 | Central Queensland University Accounting and Related Services. | 44.7 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$40,360 |
| 9 | University of Wollongong Accounting and Related Services. | 41.6 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 10 | Flinders University Accounting and Related Services. | 40.6 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 11 | Charles Darwin University Accounting and Related Services. | 39.9 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$38,185 |
| 12 | Australian Catholic University Accounting and Related Services. | 37.6 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$36,659 |
| 13 | Swinburne University of Technology Accounting and Related Services. | 37.0 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 14 | University of Canberra Accounting and Related Services. | 34.6 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 15 | La Trobe University Accounting and Related Services. | 33.1 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$44,857 |
| 16 | Western Sydney University Accounting and Related Services. | 31.9 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$39,171 |
| 17 | Macquarie University Accounting and Related Services. | 30.2 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$42,772 |
| 18 | RMIT University Accounting and Related Services. | 29.4 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$47,338 |
| 19 | Curtin University Accounting and Related Services. | 28.4 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$37,482 |