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🇦🇺 Best Economics 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 New England Economics. | 55.3 | A$62,135 | 2 yrs | A$32,979 |
| 2 | University of Wollongong Economics. | 42.3 | A$62,135 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 3 | Flinders University Economics. | 41.4 | A$62,135 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 4 | University of Tasmania Economics. | 40.1 | A$62,135 | 2 yrs | A$40,709 |
| 5 | Deakin University Economics. | 35.6 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 6 | University of Canberra Economics. | 35.5 | A$62,135 | 2 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 7 | Murdoch University Economics. | 35.5 | A$62,135 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 8 | La Trobe University Economics. | 33.8 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$44,857 |
| 9 | The University of Queensland Economics. | 32.1 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$46,159 |
| 10 | The University of Adelaide Economics. | 31.6 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$50,195 |
| 11 | Queensland University of Technology Economics. | 31.2 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$47,632 |
| 12 | Macquarie University Economics. | 31.0 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$42,772 |
| 13 | Curtin University Economics. | 29.0 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 14 | University of Technology Sydney Economics. | 27.1 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$49,287 |
| 15 | Monash University Economics. | 26.4 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$56,399 |
| 16 | University of New South Wales Economics. | 24.8 | A$62,135 | 3 yrs | A$53,302 |
| 17 | The Australian National University Economics. | 24.5 | A$62,135 | 4 yrs | A$55,053 |