35 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Economics. A graph of 314K citations received by 11.7K 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%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#3 in Oceania

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#4 in Oceania

#63 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Economics

#5 in Oceania

#72 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Economics

#6 in Oceania

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Economics

#7 in Oceania

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#8 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#9 in Oceania

#135 in the World

Founded: 1887

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Economics

#10 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#11 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Economics

#12 in Oceania

#186 in the World

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

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Economics

#13 in Oceania

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#14 in Oceania

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Economics

#15 in Oceania

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

16. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Economics

#17 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Economics

#18 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Economics

#20 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Economics

#23 in Oceania

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Economics

#24 in Oceania

#468 in the World

Founded: 1967

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Economics

#25 in Oceania

#473 in the World

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

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Economics

#26 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Environmental Economics

#28 in Oceania

#501 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#29 in Oceania

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Economics

#30 in Oceania

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Economics

#31 in Oceania

#554 in the World

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

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Economics

#33 in Oceania

#617 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Economics

#35 in Oceania

#733 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Economics

#37 in Oceania

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Economics

#38 in Oceania

#968 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Economics

#39 in Oceania

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Environmental Economics

#40 in Oceania

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1987

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Economics

#41 in Oceania

#1273 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Economics

#42 in Oceania

#1312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Environmental Economics

#43 in Oceania

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

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

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science30

Agricultural Economics31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade36

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy35