🇦🇺 Best Software 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 Computer Science. | 63.6 | A$64,005 | 1 yrs | A$28,615 |
| 2 | University of the Sunshine Coast Computer Science. | 58.5 | A$64,005 | 1 yrs | A$30,805 |
| 3 | Charles Sturt University Computer Science. | 57.6 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$32,981 |
| 4 | University of New England Computer Science. | 57.0 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$32,979 |
| 5 | University of Southern Queensland Computer Science. | 53.2 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$34,789 |
| 6 | Federation University Australia Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 52.3 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 7 | Federation University Australia Computer Software and Media Applications. | 52.3 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 8 | Federation University Australia Computer Science. | 52.3 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$34,504 |
| 9 | Torrens University Computer Science. | 52.1 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$29,574 |
| 10 | Central Queensland University Computer Science. | 46.8 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$40,360 |
| 11 | University of Wollongong Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 43.7 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 12 | University of Wollongong Computer Science. | 43.7 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$39,475 |
| 13 | Charles Sturt University Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 43.2 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$32,981 |
| 14 | Flinders University Computer Science. | 42.9 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$38,509 |
| 15 | Charles Darwin University Computer Science. | 42.4 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$38,185 |
| 16 | University of Tasmania Computer Science. | 41.5 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$40,709 |
| 17 | Australian Catholic University Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 40.6 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$36,659 |
| 18 | Australian Catholic University Computer Science. | 40.6 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$36,659 |
| 19 | Curtin University Computer Science. | 40.5 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$37,482 |
| 20 | Swinburne University of Technology Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 39.4 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 21 | Swinburne University of Technology Computer Science. | 39.4 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$40,087 |
| 22 | University of Canberra Computer Science. | 37.4 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$38,199 |
| 23 | Murdoch University Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 37.2 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |
| 24 | Murdoch University Computer Science. | 37.2 | A$64,005 | 2 yrs | A$39,564 |