Best Universities for Project Management in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 993K citations received by 31.6K academic papers made by 47 universities in Oceania 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. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Project Management

#1 in Australia

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Project Management

#2 in Australia

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#3 in Australia

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Project Management

#4 in Australia

#37 in the World

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

5. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#5 in Australia

#43 in the World

Founded: 1965

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Project Management

#6 in Australia

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#7 in Australia

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Project Management

#1 in New Zealand

#87 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Project Management

#8 in Australia

#92 in the World

Founded: 1887

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Project Management

#9 in Australia

#95 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Project Management

#10 in Australia

#97 in the World

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

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Project Management

#11 in Australia

#117 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Project Management

#12 in Australia

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#13 in Australia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Project Management

#14 in Australia

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Project Management

#15 in Australia

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Project Management

#16 in Australia

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Project Management

#2 in New Zealand

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Project Management

#17 in Australia

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Project Management

#18 in Australia

#287 in the World

Founded: 1908

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Project Management

#19 in Australia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Project Management

#3 in New Zealand

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Project Management

#20 in Australia

#334 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Project Management

#21 in Australia

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Project Management

#22 in Australia

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

26. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Project Management

#4 in New Zealand

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Project Management

#23 in Australia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Project Management

#24 in Australia

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Project Management

#5 in New Zealand

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

30. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Project Management

#6 in New Zealand

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Project Management

#25 in Australia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

32. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Project Management

#7 in New Zealand

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

33. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Project Management

#26 in Australia

#598 in the World

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

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Project Management

#27 in Australia

#599 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Project Management

#28 in Australia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Project Management

#29 in Australia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1966

37. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Project Management

#30 in Australia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

38. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Project Management

#31 in Australia

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Project Management

#32 in Australia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

40. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Project Management

#33 in Australia

#921 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Project Management

#34 in Australia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

42. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Project Management

#8 in New Zealand

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

43. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Project Management

#35 in Australia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

44. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Project Management

#36 in Australia

#1448 in the World

Founded: 1991

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Project Management

#37 in Australia

#1764 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Project Management

#38 in Australia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1870

47. University of the South Pacific

For Project Management

#1 in Fiji

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968