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🇦🇺 Best Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. | 67.8 | A$68,000 | 1 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 2 | Southern Cross University Civil Engineering. | 67.8 | A$68,000 | 1 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 3 | University of Southern Queensland Engineering, General. | 56.7 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$34,789 |
| 4 | Federation University Australia Engineering, General. | 55.8 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 5 | Southern Cross University Engineering, General. | 50.9 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 6 | Central Queensland University Engineering, General. | 49.9 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$40,360 |
| 7 | University of the Sunshine Coast Engineering, General. | 46.8 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 8 | University of Wollongong Engineering, General. | 46.6 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 9 | Charles Sturt University Engineering, General. | 46.1 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$32,981 |
| 10 | Charles Darwin University Engineering, General. | 46.0 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$38,185 |
| 11 | Flinders University Engineering, General. | 46.0 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 12 | University of Tasmania Engineering, General. | 44.6 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$40,709 |
| 13 | Curtin University Chemical Engineering. | 44.3 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 14 | Curtin University Engineering, General. | 44.3 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 15 | Swinburne University of Technology Engineering, General. | 42.6 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 16 | Swinburne University of Technology Civil Engineering. | 42.6 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 17 | University of Canberra Engineering, General. | 41.1 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 18 | Murdoch University Engineering, General. | 40.7 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 19 | Deakin University Engineering, General. | 40.2 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 20 | Griffith University Engineering, General. | 40.0 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$41,994 |
| 21 | Edith Cowan University Engineering, General. | 38.1 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$43,053 |
| 22 | Western Sydney University Engineering, General. | 38.0 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$39,171 |
| 23 | Macquarie University Engineering, General. | 35.9 | A$68,000 | 2 yrs | A$42,772 |