39 Best universities for Environmental Management 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 Management. A graph of 6.67M citations received by 143K 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

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#2 in Oceania

#21 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#3 in Oceania

#22 in the World

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

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Management

#4 in Oceania

#54 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Management

#5 in Oceania

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#6 in Oceania

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

7. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Management

#7 in Oceania

#99 in the World

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

8. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Environmental Management

#8 in Oceania

#118 in the World

Founded: 1970

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Management

#9 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#10 in Oceania

#136 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Management

#11 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Management

#12 in Oceania

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#13 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Management

#15 in Oceania

#194 in the World

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

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Management

#16 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Management

#17 in Oceania

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Management

#18 in Oceania

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Management

#19 in Oceania

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Management

#20 in Oceania

#301 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Management

#22 in Oceania

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Management

#23 in Oceania

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Management

#26 in Oceania

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Management

#28 in Oceania

#522 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Management

#30 in Oceania

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

25. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#31 in Oceania

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Management

#32 in Oceania

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Management

#33 in Oceania

#690 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Management

#34 in Oceania

#727 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Environmental Management

#35 in Oceania

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Management

#37 in Oceania

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Management

#38 in Oceania

#808 in the World

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

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Management

#39 in Oceania

#861 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Management

#40 in Oceania

#870 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Management

#41 in Oceania

#942 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Environmental Management

#42 in Oceania

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Environmental Management

#45 in Oceania

#1689 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Environmental Management

#46 in Oceania

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Environmental Management

#47 in Oceania

#2855 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Environmental Management

#51 in Oceania

#3917 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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