31 Best universities for Agricultural Economics in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Economics. A graph of 176K citations received by 6.63K academic papers made by 31 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Oceania

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Oceania

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Oceania

#67 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Oceania

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Oceania

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Oceania

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Agricultural Economics

#7 in Oceania

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

8. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Agricultural Economics

#8 in Oceania

#124 in the World

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

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Agricultural Economics

#9 in Oceania

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Economics

#10 in Oceania

#175 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#12 in Oceania

#235 in the World

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

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#14 in Oceania

#250 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Economics

#15 in Oceania

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Agricultural Economics

#17 in Oceania

#273 in the World

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

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Agricultural Economics

#19 in Oceania

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Agricultural Economics

#21 in Oceania

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Agricultural Economics

#22 in Oceania

#435 in the World

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

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#23 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#24 in Oceania

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Economics

#25 in Oceania

#481 in the World

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

21. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Agricultural Economics

#26 in Oceania

#524 in the World

Founded: 1967

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Agricultural Economics

#27 in Oceania

#528 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Agricultural Economics

#29 in Oceania

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#30 in Oceania

#552 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Agricultural Economics

#31 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#33 in Oceania

#588 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#34 in Oceania

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

28. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Agricultural Economics

#36 in Oceania

#738 in the World

Founded: 1989

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Agricultural Economics

#37 in Oceania

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#38 in Oceania

#894 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Agricultural Economics

#39 in Oceania

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Agricultural Economics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, St Lucia, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading35

Political Economy37