Best Universities for Development Studies in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 5.52M citations received by 262K academic papers made by 52 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. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#1 in Australia

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#2 in Australia

#23 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Development Studies

#3 in Australia

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Development Studies

#4 in Australia

#33 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#5 in Australia

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Development Studies

#6 in Australia

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Development Studies

#7 in Australia

#63 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Development Studies

#1 in New Zealand

#82 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Development Studies

#8 in Australia

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Development Studies

#9 in Australia

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Development Studies

#10 in Australia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Development Studies

#11 in Australia

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#12 in Australia

#144 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#13 in Australia

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Development Studies

#14 in Australia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Development Studies

#15 in Australia

#170 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#16 in Australia

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Development Studies

#17 in Australia

#173 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Development Studies

#18 in Australia

#175 in the World

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

20. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Development Studies

#2 in New Zealand

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Development Studies

#19 in Australia

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Development Studies

#20 in Australia

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

23. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Development Studies

#3 in New Zealand

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Development Studies

#21 in Australia

#259 in the World

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

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#22 in Australia

#264 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Development Studies

#23 in Australia

#336 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Development Studies

#4 in New Zealand

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Development Studies

#24 in Australia

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Development Studies

#5 in New Zealand

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

30. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Development Studies

#6 in New Zealand

#392 in the World

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

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Development Studies

#25 in Australia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Development Studies

#26 in Australia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Development Studies

#27 in Australia

#470 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Development Studies

#28 in Australia

#477 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Development Studies

#29 in Australia

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Development Studies

#7 in New Zealand

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Development Studies

#30 in Australia

#531 in the World

Founded: 1908

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Development Studies

#31 in Australia

#556 in the World

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

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#32 in Australia

#558 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Development Studies

#33 in Australia

#561 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Development Studies

#34 in Australia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

42. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Development Studies

#35 in Australia

#696 in the World

Founded: 1989

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Development Studies

#36 in Australia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Development Studies

#37 in Australia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Development Studies

#38 in Australia

#883 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Development Studies

#39 in Australia

#1304 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

For Development Studies

#1 in Fiji

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Development Studies

#8 in New Zealand

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Development Studies

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Development Studies

#2 in Fiji

#2684 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Development Studies

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#3869 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Development Studies

#1 in Samoa

#4920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

Economics subfields in Oceania

Actuarial Science38

Agricultural Economics39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics47

Environmental Economics43

International Economics42

International Relations and Diplomacy37

International Trade45

Investment Banking and Stock trading43

Political Economy43