Top Public Policy Universities & Colleges in Australia in 2026

Ranking	College Info	Top Courses	Fees & Cost of Living
#12/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Melbourne, Melbourne 7.7(Based on 60 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	M.A Public Administration Course duration: 18 months Programs	Tuition: (A$45,984/Yr)$32.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#39/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of New South Wales, Sydney 8.0(Based on 14 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia60%Acceptance Rate	LLM Human Rights Law and Policy Course duration: 1 year View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$28,467/Yr)$19.9K/Yr Living: (A$1,335/Yr)$934.5/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#101/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Australian National University, Canberra 7.8(Based on 12 User Reviews)Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate	MSc Public Administration Course duration: 18 months Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE64 View 8 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$45,715/Yr)$32K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#30/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Monash University, Melbourne 5.5(Based on 45 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	MPP Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL4PTE58 Programs	Tuition: (A$46,000/Yr)$32.2K/Yr Living: (A$15,840/Yr)$11.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.5 Best In Infrastructure University of Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales $30.9K 1st Year Fees BN Nursing Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Curtin University Perth, Western Australia $27.9K 1st Year Fees MPhil Civil Engineering Apply Now 7.9 Best In Infrastructure University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales $44.1K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 8.2 Best In Infrastructure Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Queensland $31.5K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now Australian Graduate School of Management Kensington, New South Wales $43.4K 1st Year Fees MFin Finance Apply Now 7.9 Best In Academic Macquarie University Sydney, New South Wales $32.4K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 7.1 Best In Academic Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland $29K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia $32.7K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 8.0 Best In Academic The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland $40.6K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 5.0 Best In Infrastructure University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania $30.1K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now
#51/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Western Australia, Perth 8.3(Based on 10 User Reviews)Western Australia, Australia38%Acceptance Rate	MPP Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4PTE64 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$48,750/Yr)$34.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 6.0(Based on 25 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia19%Acceptance Rate	BComm Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4PTE58 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$46,675/Yr)$32.7K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#33/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	The University of Sydney, Sydney 6.7(Based on 20 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate	Master of Health Policy Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL5PTE64 View 6 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$56,954/Yr)$39.9K/Yr Living: (A$11,760/Yr)$8.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#30/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	The University of Queensland, Brisbane 7.3(Based on 25 User Reviews)Queensland, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	M.A Economics and Public Policy Course duration: 1 year View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$47,792/Yr)$33.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Macquarie University, Sydney 9.0(Based on 20 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia54%Acceptance Rate	Master of Cyber Security Analysis/Master of Public and Social Policy Course duration: 2 years View 8 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$43,833/Yr)$30.7K/Yr Living: (A$26,400/Yr)$18.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	RMIT University, Melbourne 7.0(Based on 35 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia22%Acceptance Rate	MPP Course duration: 2 years Programs	Tuition: (A$39,360/Yr)$27.6K/Yr Living: (A$28,800/Yr)$20.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

#101/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Curtin University, Perth 6.8(Based on 9 User Reviews)Western Australia, Australia50%Acceptance Rate	BCom Human Resource Management Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4PTE58 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$41,041/Yr)$28.7K/Yr Living: (A$14,560/Yr)$10.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#151/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Deakin University, Geelong 7.3(Based on 42 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia75%Acceptance Rate	B.A Politics and Policy Studies (Major) Course duration: 3 years Programs	Tuition: (A$34,600/Yr)$24.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#76/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Adelaide, Adelaide 10.0(Based on 16 User Reviews)South Australia, Australia75%Acceptance Rate	MS Environmental Policy and Management Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4PTE64 View 3 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$41,400/Yr)$29K/Yr Living: (A$19,440/Yr)$13.6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#101/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 6.3(Based on 14 User Reviews)Queensland, Australia77%Acceptance Rate	M.S Health, Safety and Environment Course duration: 2 years View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$37,500/Yr)$26.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Newcastle, Newcastle 7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia87%Acceptance Rate	Master of Health Economics, Management and Policy (Global) Course duration: 2 years Programs	Tuition: (A$13,875/Yr)$9.7K/Yr Living: (A$11,158/Yr)$7.8K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Flinders University, Adelaide 6.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)South Australia, Australia	M.N Global Health Care (International Health Care) Course duration: 18 months View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$29,244/Yr)$20.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of South Australia, Adelaide 6.8(Based on 9 User Reviews)South Australia, Australia65%Acceptance Rate	B.A Law, Policy and Politics Course duration: 3 years Programs	Tuition: (A$30,900/Yr)$21.6K/Yr Living: (A$8,970/Yr)$6.3K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Victoria University, Melbourne 8.3(Based on 4 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia64%Acceptance Rate	M.Bus Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management Course duration: 2 years View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$37,600/Yr)$26.3K/Yr Living: (A$13,000/Yr)$9.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Murdoch University, Perth 5.7(Based on 1 User Reviews)Western Australia, Australia	MSc Health Administration, Policy and Leadership Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115IELTS6PTE50 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$41,700/Yr)$29.2K/Yr Living: (A$780/Yr)$546/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#151/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Canberra, Canberra 8.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Australian Capital Territory , Australia78%Acceptance Rate	B.A Communication and Media - Corporate and Public Communication Course duration: 3 years Programs	Tuition: (A$32,500/Yr)$22.7K/Yr Living: (A$13,478/Yr)$9.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

Top Public Policy Universities & Colleges in Australia in 2026

Found 30 universities

University of Melbourne, Melbourne

University of New South Wales, Sydney

Australian National University, Canberra

Monash University, Melbourne

Partner Colleges

University of Western Australia, Perth

University of Technology Sydney, Sydney

The University of Sydney, Sydney

The University of Queensland, Brisbane

Macquarie University, Sydney

RMIT University, Melbourne

Curtin University, Perth

Deakin University, Geelong

University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

University of Newcastle, Newcastle

Flinders University, Adelaide

University of South Australia, Adelaide

Victoria University, Melbourne

Murdoch University, Perth

University of Canberra, Canberra

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