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🇦🇺 Best Architecture 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 | University of Tasmania Architecture. | 41.3 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$40,709 |
| 2 | Curtin University Architecture. | 40.3 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 3 | Swinburne University of Technology Architecture. | 39.2 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 4 | University of Canberra Architecture. | 37.1 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 5 | Deakin University Architecture. | 36.9 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 6 | Griffith University Architecture. | 36.5 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$41,994 |
| 7 | University of Newcastle Architecture. | 36.2 | A$63,750 | 2 yrs | A$45,270 |
| 8 | University of Technology Sydney Architecture. | 28.4 | A$63,750 | 3 yrs | A$49,287 |
| 9 | Queensland University of Technology Architecture. | 24.3 | A$63,750 | 4 yrs | A$47,632 |
| 10 | Monash University Architecture. | 20.5 | A$63,750 | 4 yrs | A$56,399 |
| 11 | University of New South Wales Architecture. | 19.5 | A$63,750 | 4 yrs | A$53,302 |
| 12 | Bond University Architecture. | 19.5 | A$63,750 | 4 yrs | A$73,931 |