35 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Economics. A graph of 442K citations received by 12.9K 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

#29 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Oceania

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#3 in Oceania

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#4 in Oceania

#75 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Economics

#5 in Oceania

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Economics

#6 in Oceania

#108 in the World

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

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#7 in Oceania

#120 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Economics

#8 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#9 in Oceania

#136 in the World

Founded: 1887

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Economics

#10 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Economics

#11 in Oceania

#165 in the World

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

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#12 in Oceania

#171 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#13 in Oceania

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#14 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Economics

#16 in Oceania

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Economics

#17 in Oceania

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Economics

#18 in Oceania

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

18. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Economics

#20 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Founded: 1908

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Economics

#21 in Oceania

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Economics

#22 in Oceania

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Economics

#24 in Oceania

#443 in the World

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

22. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Economics

#25 in Oceania

#450 in the World

Founded: 1967

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Environmental Economics

#28 in Oceania

#509 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Economics

#29 in Oceania

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Economics

#30 in Oceania

#553 in the World

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

26. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#33 in Oceania

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#35 in Oceania

#710 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Economics

#36 in Oceania

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#37 in Oceania

#900 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Economics

#38 in Oceania

#949 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Economics

#39 in Oceania

#1144 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

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Environmental Economics

#41 in Oceania

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Economics

#42 in Oceania

#1404 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Economics

#43 in Oceania

#1452 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 Economics31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading35

Political Economy37