35 Best universities for Environmental Economics in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Economics. A graph of 499K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 35 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. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Oceania

#27 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#3 in Oceania

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#4 in Oceania

#62 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Economics

#5 in Oceania

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Economics

#6 in Oceania

#102 in the World

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

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#7 in Oceania

#105 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#8 in Oceania

#122 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Economics

#9 in Oceania

#128 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Economics

#10 in Oceania

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Economics

#11 in Oceania

#164 in the World

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

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#12 in Oceania

#174 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#13 in Oceania

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#14 in Oceania

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Economics

#15 in Oceania

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Economics

#17 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Economics

#18 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

18. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Economics

#20 in Oceania

#383 in the World

Founded: 1908

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Economics

#21 in Oceania

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Economics

#22 in Oceania

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Economics

#24 in Oceania

#443 in the World

Founded: 1967

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Economics

#25 in Oceania

#444 in the World

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

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Economics

#28 in Oceania

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Environmental Economics

#29 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Economics

#30 in Oceania

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

26. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#33 in Oceania

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#35 in Oceania

#730 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Economics

#36 in Oceania

#846 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Economics

#37 in Oceania

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

30. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#38 in Oceania

#912 in the World

Founded: 1966

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Economics

#39 in Oceania

#1092 in the World

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

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Environmental Economics

#40 in Oceania

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Environmental Economics

#41 in Oceania

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Economics

#42 in Oceania

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Economics

#43 in Oceania

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

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

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Agricultural Economics32

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading36

Political Economy37