Best Public Health Schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 322K academic papers made by 53 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 Public Health

#1 in Australia

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#2 in Australia

#25 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Public Health

#3 in Australia

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#4 in Australia

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Public Health

#5 in Australia

#45 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Public Health

#6 in Australia

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Public Health

#7 in Australia

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Public Health

#1 in New Zealand

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

9. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Public Health

#2 in New Zealand

#90 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Health

#8 in Australia

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Public Health

#9 in Australia

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Health

#10 in Australia

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Health

#11 in Australia

#198 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#12 in Australia

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Public Health

#13 in Australia

#229 in the World

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

16. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Public Health

#14 in Australia

#230 in the World

Founded: 1970

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#15 in Australia

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Public Health

#16 in Australia

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Health

#17 in Australia

#251 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Public Health

#18 in Australia

#277 in the World

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

21. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Public Health

#3 in New Zealand

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Health

#19 in Australia

#335 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Public Health

#20 in Australia

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Public Health

#21 in Australia

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Public Health

#4 in New Zealand

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Health

#22 in Australia

#435 in the World

Founded: 1965

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Public Health

#23 in Australia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Public Health

#24 in Australia

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Public Health

#5 in New Zealand

#506 in the World

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

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Public Health

#25 in Australia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Public Health

#6 in New Zealand

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Public Health

#26 in Australia

#570 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#27 in Australia

#576 in the World

Founded: 1887

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Public Health

#28 in Australia

#622 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Public Health

#29 in Australia

#634 in the World

Founded: 1908

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Public Health

#30 in Australia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Public Health

#31 in Australia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Public Health

#7 in New Zealand

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Public Health

#32 in Australia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Public Health

#33 in Australia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

41. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Public Health

#34 in Australia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

42. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Health

#35 in Australia

#877 in the World

Founded: 1990

43. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Public Health

#36 in Australia

#921 in the World

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

44. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Public Health

#8 in New Zealand

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Public Health

#37 in Australia

#1058 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Public Health

#38 in Australia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Public Health

#39 in Australia

#1441 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Public Health

#1 in Fiji

#1712 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Public Health

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Public Health

#2 in Fiji

#2640 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. National University of Samoa

For Public Health

#1 in Samoa

#3863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

52. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Public Health

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4597 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

53. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Public Health

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#4992 in the World

Enrollment: 3,185
Founded: 1980

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering35

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science38

Gastroenterology and Hepatology39

Health Science50

Healthcare Management (MHA)49

Medical Physics33

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)47

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research47

Ophthalmology42

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine48

Physical Therapy47

Plastic Surgery21

Radiation Therapy31

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy36

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47