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🇦🇺 Best Psychology 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 the Sunshine Coast Psychology, General. | 58.3 | A$63,835 | 1 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 2 | Charles Sturt University Psychology, General. | 57.5 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$32,981 |
| 3 | Central Queensland University Psychology, General. | 46.7 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$40,360 |
| 4 | University of Wollongong Psychology, General. | 43.5 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 5 | University of New England Psychology, General. | 42.7 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$32,979 |
| 6 | Curtin University Psychology, General. | 40.4 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 7 | University of Southern Queensland Psychology, General. | 39.8 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$34,789 |
| 8 | Swinburne University of Technology Psychology, General. | 39.3 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 9 | University of Canberra Psychology, General. | 37.2 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 10 | Murdoch University Psychology, General. | 37.1 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 11 | Deakin University Psychology, General. | 37.0 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$43,517 |
| 12 | Edith Cowan University Psychology, General. | 34.8 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$43,053 |
| 13 | Western Sydney University Psychology, General. | 34.4 | A$63,835 | 2 yrs | A$39,171 |
| 14 | Macquarie University Psychology, General. | 32.5 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$42,772 |
| 15 | Queensland University of Technology Psychology, General. | 32.4 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$47,632 |
| 16 | Flinders University Psychology, General. | 32.0 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 17 | RMIT University Psychology, General. | 31.2 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$47,338 |
| 18 | Australian Catholic University Psychology, General. | 30.3 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$36,659 |
| 19 | University of Technology Sydney Psychology, General. | 28.4 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$49,287 |
| 20 | University of New South Wales Psychology, General. | 26.0 | A$63,835 | 3 yrs | A$53,302 |