Best Universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 3.53M citations received by 123K academic papers made by 48 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Child Psychology

#1 in Australia

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#2 in Australia

#41 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#3 in Australia

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#4 in Australia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Child Psychology

#5 in Australia

#68 in the World

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

6. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#6 in Australia

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

7. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Child Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Child Psychology

#7 in Australia

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Child Psychology

#8 in Australia

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#9 in Australia

#133 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#10 in Australia

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Child Psychology

#2 in New Zealand

#149 in the World

Founded: 1883

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#11 in Australia

#177 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#12 in Australia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#13 in Australia

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Child Psychology

#14 in Australia

#186 in the World

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

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Child Psychology

#15 in Australia

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Child Psychology

#16 in Australia

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#17 in Australia

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Child Psychology

#18 in Australia

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#19 in Australia

#287 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Child Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Child Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#334 in the World

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

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#20 in Australia

#342 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Child Psychology

#21 in Australia

#374 in the World

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

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Child Psychology

#22 in Australia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Child Psychology

#23 in Australia

#389 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Child Psychology

#24 in Australia

#411 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Child Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Child Psychology

#25 in Australia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Child Psychology

#26 in Australia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#27 in Australia

#481 in the World

Founded: 1887

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Child Psychology

#28 in Australia

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Child Psychology

#29 in Australia

#525 in the World

Founded: 1970

35. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Child Psychology

#6 in New Zealand

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Child Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#30 in Australia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#31 in Australia

#706 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Child Psychology

#32 in Australia

#725 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Child Psychology

#33 in Australia

#731 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Child Psychology

#34 in Australia

#744 in the World

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

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Child Psychology

#35 in Australia

#766 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Child Psychology

#36 in Australia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Child Psychology

#37 in Australia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Child Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Child Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

For Child Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#1880 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Child Psychology

#8 in New Zealand

#2507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

Psychology subfields in Oceania

Clinical Psychology47

Cognitive Science48

Education Majors50

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology44

Social Psychology50

Special Education44