31 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 123K citations received by 5.91K 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

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Oceania

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Oceania

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Oceania

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Oceania

#75 in the World

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

6. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Oceania

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#7 in Oceania

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Agricultural Economics

#8 in Oceania

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Agricultural Economics

#9 in Oceania

#122 in the World

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

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Economics

#10 in Oceania

#156 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#11 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#12 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Economics

#13 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Agricultural Economics

#16 in Oceania

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Agricultural Economics

#19 in Oceania

#262 in the World

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

16. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Agricultural Economics

#20 in Oceania

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#22 in Oceania

#360 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#23 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Agricultural Economics

#24 in Oceania

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Agricultural Economics

#25 in Oceania

#484 in the World

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

21. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Agricultural Economics

#26 in Oceania

#491 in the World

Founded: 1967

22. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Economics

#27 in Oceania

#492 in the World

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

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Agricultural Economics

#29 in Oceania

#510 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#30 in Oceania

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#32 in Oceania

#551 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Agricultural Economics

#33 in Oceania

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Agricultural Economics

#35 in Oceania

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Agricultural Economics

#36 in Oceania

#691 in the World

Founded: 1989

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#37 in Oceania

#705 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#38 in Oceania

#718 in the World

Founded: 1966

31. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Agricultural Economics

#39 in Oceania

#862 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, Sydney, and Crawley.

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science30

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade36

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy35