38 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 324K citations received by 12.7K academic papers made by 38 universities in Australia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Human Resource Management

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Resource Management

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Human Resource Management

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Resource Management

#32 in the World

Founded: 1971

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Resource Management

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Resource Management

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Human Resource Management

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Resource Management

#72 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Human Resource Management

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Human Resource Management

#11 in Oceania

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Human Resource Management

#12 in Oceania

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Human Resource Management

#13 in Oceania

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Resource Management

#14 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Resource Management

#15 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Human Resource Management

#16 in Oceania

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Human Resource Management

#17 in Oceania

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Resource Management

#19 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Human Resource Management

#20 in Oceania

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Human Resource Management

#21 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Resource Management

#22 in Oceania

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Resource Management

#24 in Oceania

#285 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Human Resource Management

#25 in Oceania

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Human Resource Management

#26 in Oceania

#322 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Human Resource Management

#29 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Human Resource Management

#30 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Human Resource Management

#31 in Oceania

#476 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Resource Management

#32 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Human Resource Management

#35 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Human Resource Management

#36 in Oceania

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Human Resource Management

#37 in Oceania

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Human Resource Management

#38 in Oceania

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Human Resource Management

#39 in Oceania

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Human Resource Management

#40 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Human Resource Management

#41 in Oceania

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Human Resource Management

#42 in Oceania

#684 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Human Resource Management

#43 in Oceania

#931 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Human Resource Management

#44 in Oceania

#938 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Human Resource Management

#45 in Oceania

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Clayton, Melbourne, St Lucia, and Brisbane.