Best Universities for Education Majors in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 2M citations received by 122K academic papers made by 50 universities in Oceania 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Education Majors

#1 in Australia

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Education Majors

#2 in Australia

#21 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Education Majors

#3 in Australia

#23 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Education Majors

#4 in Australia

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Education Majors

#5 in Australia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

6. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Education Majors

#6 in Australia

#48 in the World

Founded: 1971

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Education Majors

#1 in New Zealand

#51 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Education Majors

#7 in Australia

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Education Majors

#8 in Australia

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Education Majors

#9 in Australia

#93 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Education Majors

#10 in Australia

#100 in the World

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

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Education Majors

#11 in Australia

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Education Majors

#12 in Australia

#118 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Education Majors

#13 in Australia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Education Majors

#14 in Australia

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Education Majors

#15 in Australia

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Education Majors

#16 in Australia

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Education Majors

#2 in New Zealand

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

19. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Education Majors

#17 in Australia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Education Majors

#18 in Australia

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Education Majors

#3 in New Zealand

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

22. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Education Majors

#19 in Australia

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

23. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Education Majors

#4 in New Zealand

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Education Majors

#20 in Australia

#215 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Education Majors

#21 in Australia

#222 in the World

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

26. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Education Majors

#22 in Australia

#229 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Education Majors

#5 in New Zealand

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Education Majors

#23 in Australia

#250 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Education Majors

#24 in Australia

#259 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Education Majors

#25 in Australia

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

31. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Education Majors

#6 in New Zealand

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Education Majors

#26 in Australia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Education Majors

#27 in Australia

#351 in the World

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

34. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Education Majors

#28 in Australia

#372 in the World

Founded: 1970

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Education Majors

#29 in Australia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Education Majors

#30 in Australia

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

37. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Education Majors

#7 in New Zealand

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

38. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Education Majors

#31 in Australia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1908

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Education Majors

#32 in Australia

#461 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Education Majors

#33 in Australia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

41. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Education Majors

#34 in Australia

#511 in the World

Founded: 1990

42. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Education Majors

#35 in Australia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1870

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Education Majors

#36 in Australia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Education Majors

#37 in Australia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Education Majors

#38 in Australia

#1016 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Education Majors

#39 in Australia

#1060 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. University of the South Pacific

For Education Majors

#1 in Fiji

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Education Majors

#8 in New Zealand

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

49. Fiji National University

For Education Majors

#2 in Fiji

#2900 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Education Majors

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations49

Criminology and Criminal Justice46

Early Childhood Education46

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law44

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law41

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Media Studies47

Military science40

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy43

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44