37 Best universities for Occupational Safety and Health 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 Occupational Safety and Health. A graph of 293K citations received by 11.6K academic papers made by 37 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 Occupational Safety and Health

#7 in the World

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

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Safety and Health

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Safety and Health

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Occupational Safety and Health

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Safety and Health

#26 in the World

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

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Safety and Health

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Safety and Health

#39 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Safety and Health

#10 in Oceania

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Occupational Safety and Health

#11 in Oceania

#86 in the World

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

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Occupational Safety and Health

#12 in Oceania

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Occupational Safety and Health

#13 in Oceania

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Safety and Health

#14 in Oceania

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Safety and Health

#15 in Oceania

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Safety and Health

#16 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Safety and Health

#17 in Oceania

#140 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Occupational Safety and Health

#18 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Occupational Safety and Health

#19 in Oceania

#189 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Occupational Safety and Health

#21 in Oceania

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Safety and Health

#23 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Occupational Safety and Health

#24 in Oceania

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Occupational Safety and Health

#25 in Oceania

#271 in the World

Founded: 1870

22. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Safety and Health

#26 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Occupational Safety and Health

#27 in Oceania

#295 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Occupational Safety and Health

#28 in Oceania

#333 in the World

Founded: 1967

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Occupational Safety and Health

#29 in Oceania

#336 in the World

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

26. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Occupational Safety and Health

#30 in Oceania

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

27. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Occupational Safety and Health

#31 in Oceania

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

28. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Safety and Health

#33 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Founded: 1965

29. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Occupational Safety and Health

#34 in Oceania

#400 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Occupational Safety and Health

#35 in Oceania

#430 in the World

Founded: 1987

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Occupational Safety and Health

#36 in Oceania

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Occupational Safety and Health

#37 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Occupational Safety and Health

#39 in Oceania

#559 in the World

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

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Safety and Health

#41 in Oceania

#584 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Safety and Health

#42 in Oceania

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Occupational Safety and Health

#43 in Oceania

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Occupational Safety and Health

#44 in Oceania

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Occupational Safety and Health in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Clayton, Sydney, St Lucia, and Melbourne.