39 Best universities for Environmental Management 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 Management. A graph of 4.42M citations received by 122K academic papers made by 39 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Environmental Management

#1 in Oceania

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#2 in Oceania

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#3 in Oceania

#25 in the World

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

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Management

#4 in Oceania

#50 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Management

#5 in Oceania

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Management

#6 in Oceania

#98 in the World

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

7. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#7 in Oceania

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

8. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Environmental Management

#8 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Founded: 1970

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Management

#9 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Management

#10 in Oceania

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Management

#11 in Oceania

#146 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#12 in Oceania

#153 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#14 in Oceania

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Management

#15 in Oceania

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Management

#16 in Oceania

#216 in the World

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

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#17 in Oceania

#228 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Management

#18 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Management

#19 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Management

#20 in Oceania

#298 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Management

#22 in Oceania

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Management

#25 in Oceania

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Management

#26 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Management

#28 in Oceania

#560 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#29 in Oceania

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Management

#31 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Management

#32 in Oceania

#587 in the World

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

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Management

#33 in Oceania

#727 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Management

#34 in Oceania

#742 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Environmental Management

#35 in Oceania

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Management

#36 in Oceania

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#38 in Oceania

#859 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Management

#39 in Oceania

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Management

#40 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Management

#41 in Oceania

#949 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Environmental Management

#42 in Oceania

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Environmental Management

#45 in Oceania

#1698 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Environmental Management

#46 in Oceania

#2303 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Environmental Management

#47 in Oceania

#2910 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Environmental Management

#51 in Oceania

#3912 in the World

Founded: 1989

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