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Uni Reviews ranked Australian universities by a formula using:
- business school size (student numbers)
- student and graduate satisfaction with business and management courses (% satisfied)
- indicative graduate salaries (based on pay, study and unemployment rates).
Note that online universities such as CSU and USQĀ have higher reported graduate salary and employment rates due to high numbers of mature-age, part-time students.
Business and ManagementĀ definition
Business and Management includesĀ Accounting, Business Management, Sales & Marketing, Management andĀ Commerce, Banking andĀ Finance, Economics.
Detailed study areas: Accounting, Business Management, Human Resource Management, Organisation Management, Industrial Relations, international Business, Public Administration, Hospitality Management, Farm Management and Agribusiness and Tourism Management, Sales, Real Estate, Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations, Purchasing, Warehousing and Distribution, and Valuation, Banking and Finance, Insurance and Actuarial Studies, Investment and Securities, Economics and Econometrics.
University of Melbourne
The Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne tops the subject rankings for Business and Management forĀ 2017.
The business school scores well in terms of graduate satisfaction and has the highest indicative graduate salary.
Charles Sturt University
The business faculty as CSUĀ is ranked 2nd in Australia for Business and Management.
CSU has a large online business school and graduates have high indicative salaries.
University of Southern Queensland
The business facultyĀ at USQĀ is one of Australia's top 3 schools for Business and Management.
USQĀ scores highly for graduate satisfaction with courses and indicative graduate salary.
Overall Rankings
Rank | Business School | Students | Satisfaction | Grad salary | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Melbourne | 10,331 | 82% | $56,767 | 242 |
2 | Charles Sturt University | 8,918 | 81% | $56,499 | 229 |
3 | University of Southern Queensland | 6,402 | 84% | $54,179 | 222 |
4 | University of New England | 2,649 | 89% | $54,347 | 218 |
5 | University of Wollongong | 10,885 | 86% | $44,591 | 207 |
6 | Queensland University of Technology | 12,054 | 85% | $42,776 | 193 |
7 | University of Newcastle | 5,971 | 86% | $45,796 | 191 |
8 | Monash University | 18,967 | 80% | $43,811 | 190 |
9 | Deakin University | 13,681 | 84% | $41,520 | 189 |
10 | University of Technology Sydney | 14,115 | 81% | $42,435 | 182 |
11 | CQUniversity | 5,311 | 82% | $49,061 | 182 |
12 | University of New South Wales | 13,622 | 75% | $49,366 | 181 |
13 | University of Sydney | 9,656 | 74% | $52,066 | 177 |
14 | University of South Australia | 7,418 | 85% | $43,605 | 176 |
15 | Swinburne University of Technology | 11,428 | 84% | $42,441 | 174 |
16 | Edith Cowan University | 4,304 | 86% | $45,209 | 173 |
17 | Griffith University | 11,733 | 84% | $39,654 | 166 |
18 | Curtin University | 14,901 | 81% | $40,335 | 166 |
19 | Macquarie University | 11,721 | 80% | $41,604 | 165 |
20 | University of Queensland | 9,484 | 81% | $43,686 | 164 |
21 | Southern Cross University | 4,094 | 82% | $46,924 | 157 |
22 | Bond University | 1,491 | 90% | $42,576 | 156 |
23 | University of Western Australia | 5,265 | 79% | $49,430 | 155 |
24 | Federation University Australia | 5,296 | 82% | $43,908 | 155 |
25 | University of Canberra | 5,159 | 80% | $47,121 | 154 |
26 | RMIT University | 24,169 | 76% | $41,043 | 151 |
27 | Western Sydney University | 10,479 | 81% | $40,138 | 147 |
28 | Australian National University | 4,313 | 75% | $51,224 | 147 |
29 | University of Adelaide | 5,582 | 80% | $43,367 | 144 |
30 | Flinders University | 3,392 | 87% | $37,906 | 144 |
31 | Charles Darwin University | 1,605 | 75% | $53,792 | 132 |
32 | James Cook University | 5,351 | 80% | $38,685 | 122 |
33 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 1,992 | 90% | $34,898 | 120 |
34 | University of Tasmania | 6,093 | 75% | $44,816 | 118 |
35 | University of Notre Dame Australia | 1,097 | 87% | $42,678 | 117 |
36 | La Trobe University | 9,095 | 76% | $38,716 | 115 |
37 | Murdoch University | 7,725 | 77% | $41,276 | 115 |
38 | Australian Catholic University | 3,066 | 83% | $36,112 | 100 |
39 | Victoria University | 10,565 | 71% | $36,967 | 74 |
Updated: 16Ā FebruaryĀ 2017
1. Business School Size
Rank | Business School | Students | Undergraduate | Postgraduate | International |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RMIT University | 24169 | 21050 | 3119 | 17033 |
2 | Monash University | 18967 | 13810 | 5157 | 10491 |
3 | Curtin University | 14901 | 11618 | 3283 | 7583 |
4 | University of Technology Sydney | 14115 | 8328 | 5787 | 5304 |
5 | Deakin University | 13681 | 8781 | 4900 | 3976 |
6 | University of New South Wales | 13622 | 7372 | 6250 | 3817 |
7 | Queensland University of Technology | 12054 | 8758 | 3296 | 3380 |
8 | Griffith University | 11733 | 9583 | 2150 | 4408 |
9 | Macquarie University | 11721 | 6396 | 5325 | 5081 |
10 | Swinburne University of Technology | 11428 | 9484 | 1944 | 3133 |
11 | University of Wollongong | 10885 | 6911 | 3974 | 7293 |
12 | Victoria University | 10565 | 9261 | 1304 | 7256 |
13 | Western Sydney University | 10479 | 8664 | 1815 | 1771 |
14 | University of Melbourne | 10331 | 5529 | 4802 | 5267 |
15 | University of Sydney | 9656 | 4483 | 5173 | 5148 |
16 | University of Queensland | 9484 | 6648 | 2836 | 3527 |
17 | La Trobe University | 9095 | 6706 | 2389 | 4668 |
18 | Charles Sturt University | 8918 | 4992 | 3926 | 3958 |
19 | Murdoch University | 7725 | 6637 | 1088 | 6271 |
20 | University of South Australia | 7418 | 5164 | 2254 | 2593 |
21 | University of Southern Queensland | 6402 | 3600 | 2802 | 2482 |
22 | University of Tasmania | 6093 | 4967 | 1126 | 1830 |
23 | University of Newcastle | 5971 | 3033 | 2938 | 2466 |
24 | University of Adelaide | 5582 | 3235 | 2347 | 2731 |
25 | James Cook University | 5351 | 3181 | 2170 | 3576 |
26 | CQUniversity | 5311 | 2571 | 2740 | 2887 |
27 | Federation University Australia | 5296 | 3089 | 2207 | 4135 |
28 | University of Western Australia | 5265 | 4145 | 1120 | 1097 |
29 | University of Canberra | 5159 | 3942 | 1217 | 2290 |
30 | Australian National University | 4313 | 2244 | 2069 | 2722 |
31 | Edith Cowan University | 4304 | 3036 | 1268 | 1603 |
32 | Southern Cross University | 4094 | 2738 | 1356 | 1680 |
33 | Flinders University | 3392 | 1336 | 2056 | 1126 |
34 | Australian Catholic University | 3066 | 2506 | 560 | 743 |
35 | University of New England | 2649 | 1433 | 1216 | 320 |
36 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 1992 | 1597 | 395 | 514 |
37 | Charles Darwin University | 1605 | 880 | 725 | 1097 |
38 | Bond University | 1491 | 649 | 842 | 810 |
39 | University of Notre Dame Australia | 1097 | 1000 | 97 | 42 |
Source: uCube Higher Education StatisticsĀ (Category: Management and Commerce)
2. Student Course Satisfaction
Rank | Business School | Graduates | Students |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 90% | 88% |
2 | Bond University | 88% | 91% |
3 | University of New England | 88% | 87% |
4 | Flinders University | 86% | 86% |
5 | University of Notre Dame Australia | 85% | 86% |
6 | University of Wollongong | 90% | 81% |
7 | Edith Cowan University | 87% | 83% |
8 | University of Newcastle | 86% | 84% |
9 | Queensland University of Technology | 89% | 80% |
10 | University of South Australia | 88% | 79% |
11 | Griffith University | 85% | 82% |
12 | University of Southern Queensland | 84% | 82% |
13 | Deakin University | 86% | 79% |
14 | Swinburne University of Technology | 87% | 79% |
15 | Australian Catholic University | 87% | 77% |
16 | University of Melbourne | 85% | 77% |
17 | CQUniversity | 84% | 78% |
18 | Federation University Australia | 82% | 79% |
19 | Southern Cross University | 80% | 81% |
20 | Curtin University | 82% | 79% |
21 | Western Sydney University | 85% | 73% |
22 | Charles Sturt University | 80% | 80% |
23 | University of Technology Sydney | 83% | 77% |
24 | University of Queensland | 82% | 78% |
25 | Monash University | 84% | 75% |
26 | University of Canberra | 82% | 77% |
27 | James Cook University | 84% | 76% |
28 | University of Adelaide | 83% | 75% |
29 | Macquarie University | 83% | 75% |
30 | University of Western Australia | 78% | 77% |
31 | Murdoch University | 76% | 75% |
32 | La Trobe University | 78% | 73% |
33 | RMIT University | 74% | 74% |
34 | Charles Darwin University | 80% | 70% |
35 | University of Tasmania | 77% | 72% |
36 | University of New South Wales | 76% | 72% |
37 | Australian National University | 76% | 72% |
38 | University of Sydney | 76% | 71% |
39 | Victoria University | 70% | 70% |
Sources:Ā Course Experience Questionnaire (2014-2015),Ā University Experience Survey (2014-2015)
Universities are ranked by courseĀ satisfaction ratings of current students and recent graduates.
3. Indicative Graduate Salaries
Rank | Business School | Employed | Studying | Other | Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Melbourne | 51% | 34% | 15% | $56,767 |
2 | Charles Sturt University | 85% | 4% | 12% | $56,499 |
3 | University of New England | 79% | 8% | 13% | $54,347 |
4 | University of Southern Queensland | 80% | 8% | 12% | $54,179 |
5 | Charles Darwin University | 79% | 6% | 15% | $53,792 |
6 | University of Sydney | 59% | 24% | 17% | $52,066 |
7 | Australian National University | 65% | 17% | 18% | $51,224 |
8 | University of Western Australia | 62% | 16% | 22% | $49,430 |
9 | University of New South Wales | 73% | 11% | 16% | $49,366 |
10 | CQUniversity | 79% | 6% | 15% | $49,061 |
11 | University of Canberra | 70% | 8% | 22% | $47,121 |
12 | Southern Cross University | 76% | 7% | 17% | $46,924 |
13 | University of Newcastle | 58% | 21% | 20% | $45,796 |
14 | Edith Cowan University | 63% | 9% | 29% | $45,209 |
15 | University of Tasmania | 66% | 13% | 21% | $44,816 |
16 | University of Wollongong | 73% | 10% | 17% | $44,591 |
17 | Federation University Australia | 66% | 8% | 27% | $43,908 |
18 | Monash University | 63% | 13% | 25% | $43,811 |
19 | University of Queensland | 65% | 14% | 21% | $43,686 |
20 | University of South Australia | 69% | 8% | 23% | $43,605 |
21 | University of Adelaide | 48% | 26% | 27% | $43,367 |
22 | Queensland University of Technology | 68% | 10% | 22% | $42,776 |
23 | University of Notre Dame Australia | 72% | 7% | 21% | $42,678 |
24 | Bond University | 60% | 18% | 22% | $42,576 |
25 | Swinburne University of Technology | 63% | 10% | 27% | $42,441 |
26 | University of Technology Sydney | 67% | 9% | 25% | $42,435 |
27 | Macquarie University | 65% | 10% | 25% | $41,604 |
28 | Deakin University | 64% | 11% | 26% | $41,520 |
29 | Murdoch University | 58% | 9% | 34% | $41,276 |
30 | RMIT University | 62% | 11% | 27% | $41,043 |
31 | Curtin University | 64% | 8% | 28% | $40,335 |
32 | Western Sydney University | 59% | 11% | 30% | $40,138 |
33 | Griffith University | 62% | 11% | 27% | $39,654 |
34 | La Trobe University | 56% | 13% | 31% | $38,716 |
35 | James Cook University | 67% | 10% | 23% | $38,685 |
36 | Flinders University | 55% | 10% | 35% | $37,906 |
37 | Victoria University | 50% | 11% | 39% | $36,967 |
38 | Australian Catholic University | 56% | 7% | 37% | $36,112 |
39 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 64% | 6% | 29% | $34,898 |
Source: Graduate Destinations Survey (2013-2015)
The indicative graduate salary accounts for:
- low incomesĀ of unemployed graduates
- earningsĀ potential of graduates doing advanced studies.
It does not account for course participation by mature-age students who are already employed.