🇦🇺 Best Finance 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 | Federation University Australia Finance and Financial Management Services. | 49.9 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 2 | University of Wollongong Finance and Financial Management Services. | 41.6 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 3 | Flinders University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 40.6 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 4 | Curtin University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 37.8 | A$61,200 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 5 | University of Canberra Finance and Financial Management Services. | 34.6 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 6 | The University of Adelaide Finance and Financial Management Services. | 31.1 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$50,195 |
| 7 | Macquarie University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 30.2 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$42,772 |
| 8 | RMIT University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 29.4 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$47,338 |
| 9 | Deakin University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 26.1 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 10 | Griffith University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 25.8 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$41,994 |
| 11 | Monash University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 25.8 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$56,399 |
| 12 | University of Newcastle Finance and Financial Management Services. | 25.8 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$45,270 |
| 13 | Western Sydney University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 23.9 | A$61,200 | 3 yrs | A$39,171 |
| 14 | The Australian National University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 23.8 | A$61,200 | 4 yrs | A$55,053 |
| 15 | The University of Queensland Finance and Financial Management Services. | 23.5 | A$61,200 | 4 yrs | A$46,159 |
| 16 | University of Technology Sydney Finance and Financial Management Services. | 19.8 | A$61,200 | 4 yrs | A$49,287 |
| 17 | The University of Melbourne Finance and Financial Management Services. | 19.6 | A$61,200 | 4 yrs | A$53,990 |