Best Universities for Child Psychology in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 5.05M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 49 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

#42 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#3 in Australia

#49 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%
Enrollment: 63,864
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

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Child Psychology

#7 in Australia

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#8 in Australia

#125 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Child Psychology

#9 in Australia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Child Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#10 in Australia

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Child Psychology

#2 in New Zealand

#155 in the World

Founded: 1883

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#11 in Australia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#12 in Australia

#177 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Child Psychology

#13 in Australia

#186 in the World

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

16. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#14 in Australia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Child Psychology

#15 in Australia

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#16 in Australia

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Child Psychology

#17 in Australia

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Child Psychology

#18 in Australia

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#19 in Australia

#280 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Child Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#293 in the World

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

23. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Child Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#20 in Australia

#332 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Child Psychology

#21 in Australia

#345 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Child Psychology

#22 in Australia

#384 in the World

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

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#23 in Australia

#403 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Child Psychology

#24 in Australia

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Child Psychology

#25 in Australia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Child Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Child Psychology

#26 in Australia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Child Psychology

#27 in Australia

#488 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Child Psychology

#28 in Australia

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Child Psychology

#29 in Australia

#547 in the World

Founded: 1970

35. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Child Psychology

#6 in New Zealand

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Child Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#30 in Australia

#718 in the World

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

38. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Child Psychology

#31 in Australia

#720 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Child Psychology

#32 in Australia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

40. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#33 in Australia

#731 in the World

Founded: 1990

41. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Child Psychology

#34 in Australia

#747 in the World

Founded: 1870

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Child Psychology

#35 in Australia

#754 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Child Psychology

#36 in Australia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Child Psychology

#37 in Australia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Child Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Child Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

For Child Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#1905 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Child Psychology

#8 in New Zealand

#2492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

49. Fiji National University

For Child Psychology

#2 in Fiji

#3873 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

Psychology subfields in Oceania

Clinical Psychology47

Cognitive Science48

Education Majors50

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology44

Social Psychology50

Special Education43