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🇦🇺 Best Biology 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 | Flinders University Biology, General. | 40.9 | A$61,540 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 2 | Curtin University Biology, General. | 38.1 | A$61,540 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 3 | Deakin University Biology, General. | 35.1 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 4 | Murdoch University Biology, General. | 35.0 | A$61,540 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 5 | Griffith University Biology, General. | 34.7 | A$61,540 | 2 yrs | A$41,994 |
| 6 | University of Newcastle Biology, General. | 34.6 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$45,270 |
| 7 | La Trobe University Biology, General. | 33.3 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$44,857 |
| 8 | The University of Queensland Biology, General. | 31.6 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$46,159 |
| 9 | University of Wollongong Biology, General. | 31.4 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 10 | The University of Adelaide Biology, General. | 31.3 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$50,195 |
| 11 | RMIT University Biology, General. | 29.6 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$47,338 |
| 12 | Swinburne University of Technology Biology, General. | 27.9 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 13 | University of Technology Sydney Biology, General. | 26.7 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$49,287 |
| 14 | Monash University Biology, General. | 26.0 | A$61,540 | 3 yrs | A$56,399 |
| 15 | The Australian National University Biology, General. | 24.1 | A$61,540 | 4 yrs | A$55,053 |
| 16 | Macquarie University Biology, General. | 22.8 | A$61,540 | 4 yrs | A$42,772 |
| 17 | University of New South Wales Biology, General. | 18.3 | A$61,540 | 5 yrs | A$53,302 |