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🇦🇺 Best Medicine 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 Medicine. | 294.6 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 2 | University of the Sunshine Coast Medicine. | 270.8 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 3 | Charles Sturt University Medicine. | 266.9 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$32,981 |
| 4 | University of New England Medicine. | 264.2 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$32,979 |
| 5 | University of Southern Queensland Medicine. | 246.3 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$34,789 |
| 6 | Torrens University Medicine. | 244.1 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$29,574 |
| 7 | Federation University Australia Medicine. | 242.3 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 8 | Central Queensland University Medicine. | 216.9 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$40,360 |
| 9 | Australian Catholic University Medicine. | 207.0 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$36,659 |
| 10 | Charles Darwin University Medicine. | 205.2 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$38,185 |
| 11 | University of Wollongong Medicine. | 202.0 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 12 | Curtin University Medicine. | 201.9 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 13 | Flinders University Medicine. | 201.0 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 14 | University of Tasmania Medicine. | 194.5 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$40,709 |
| 15 | University of Canberra Medicine. | 190.5 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 16 | Swinburne University of Technology Medicine. | 190.2 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 17 | Murdoch University Medicine. | 185.3 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 18 | James Cook University Medicine. | 181.4 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$46,987 |
| 19 | Griffith University Medicine. | 179.7 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$41,994 |
| 20 | Deakin University Medicine. | 179.2 | A$300,000 | 1 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 21 | Western Sydney University Medicine. | 175.9 | A$300,000 | 0 yrs | A$39,171 |
| 22 | University of Newcastle Medicine. | 174.1 | A$300,000 | 1 yrs | A$45,270 |
| 23 | Edith Cowan University Medicine. | 173.8 | A$300,000 | 1 yrs | A$43,053 |
| 24 | La Trobe University Medicine. | 170.0 | A$300,000 | 1 yrs | A$44,857 |
| 25 | Macquarie University Medicine. | 166.2 | A$300,000 | 1 yrs | A$42,772 |