39 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 13M citations received by 317K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#25 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Public Health

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#41 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Public Health

#45 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Public Health

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Public Health

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Health

#10 in Oceania

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Public Health

#11 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Health

#12 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Health

#13 in Oceania

#191 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Public Health

#14 in Oceania

#211 in the World

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

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#15 in Oceania

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Public Health

#16 in Oceania

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Public Health

#17 in Oceania

#233 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#18 in Oceania

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Health

#19 in Oceania

#251 in the World

Founded: 1966

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Public Health

#20 in Oceania

#271 in the World

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

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Health

#22 in Oceania

#332 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Public Health

#23 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Public Health

#24 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#25 in Oceania

#411 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#27 in Oceania

#431 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Public Health

#30 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Public Health

#31 in Oceania

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Public Health

#32 in Oceania

#570 in the World

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

27. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Public Health

#33 in Oceania

#588 in the World

Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Public Health

#34 in Oceania

#640 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Public Health

#35 in Oceania

#642 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Public Health

#36 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Public Health

#37 in Oceania

#747 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Public Health

#39 in Oceania

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Public Health

#40 in Oceania

#827 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Public Health

#41 in Oceania

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Public Health

#42 in Oceania

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#43 in Oceania

#965 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Public Health

#44 in Oceania

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Public Health

#46 in Oceania

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Public Health

#47 in Oceania

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics34

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science32

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology36

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery20

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39