30 Best Human Rights Law schools 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 Human Rights Law. A graph of 54.5K citations received by 7.07K academic papers made by 30 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 Human Rights Law

#1 in Oceania

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Oceania

#9 in the World

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

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Oceania

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Oceania

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Oceania

#37 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Oceania

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Oceania

#60 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Oceania

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Oceania

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#11 in Oceania

#109 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#12 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Human Rights Law

#13 in Oceania

#143 in the World

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

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Rights Law

#14 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Rights Law

#18 in Oceania

#174 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Human Rights Law

#19 in Oceania

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Human Rights Law

#20 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Human Rights Law

#21 in Oceania

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Human Rights Law

#22 in Oceania

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Human Rights Law

#24 in Oceania

#283 in the World

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

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Rights Law

#25 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#26 in Oceania

#338 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Human Rights Law

#28 in Oceania

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#30 in Oceania

#433 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Human Rights Law

#31 in Oceania

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Human Rights Law

#32 in Oceania

#489 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Human Rights Law

#33 in Oceania

#492 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Human Rights Law

#35 in Oceania

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Human Rights Law

#36 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Human Rights Law

#37 in Oceania

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

The best cities to study Human Rights Law in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Clayton.