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🇦🇺 Best Education 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 Education, General. | 66.7 | A$66,980 | 1 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 2 | University of the Sunshine Coast Education, General. | 61.4 | A$66,980 | 1 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 3 | University of New England Education, General. | 59.9 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$32,979 |
| 4 | Federation University Australia Education, General. | 54.9 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 5 | Southern Cross University Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 53.6 | A$54,315 | 2 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 6 | University of the Sunshine Coast Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 49.1 | A$54,315 | 2 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 7 | Central Queensland University Education, General. | 49.1 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$40,360 |
| 8 | University of Wollongong Education, General. | 45.8 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 9 | Flinders University Education, General. | 45.2 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 10 | Charles Darwin University Education, General. | 45.1 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$38,185 |
| 11 | University of Tasmania Education, General. | 43.8 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$40,709 |
| 12 | Australian Catholic University Education, General. | 43.7 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$36,659 |
| 13 | Curtin University Education, General. | 43.4 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 14 | Swinburne University of Technology Education, General. | 41.9 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 15 | Torrens University Education, General. | 41.2 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$29,574 |
| 16 | University of Canberra Education, General. | 40.2 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 17 | Murdoch University Education, General. | 39.8 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 18 | Deakin University Education, General. | 39.4 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 19 | Griffith University Education, General. | 39.1 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$41,994 |
| 20 | Edith Cowan University Education, General. | 37.3 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$43,053 |
| 21 | Western Sydney University Education, General. | 37.1 | A$66,980 | 2 yrs | A$39,171 |
| 22 | Australian Catholic University Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 29.2 | A$54,315 | 3 yrs | A$36,659 |