Top Social Studies Universities & Colleges in Australia in 2026

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#1	University of Melbourne, Melbourne Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $32.5K/Yr (A$48,512/Yr)Admission	L.L.M CriminologyTOEFL79PTE64$30.1K/Yr A$44,992 Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	7.7/10(58 Users)
#2	The University of Sydney, Sydney New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $35.1K/Yr (A$52,411/Yr)Living: $7.9K/Yr (A$11,760/Yr)Admission	M.S Agriculture and EnvironmentIELTS6.5PTE61$36.9K/Yr A$55,100 Course duration: 18 months 8+ More Programs	6.7/10(20 Users)
#3	Monash University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $35.1K/Yr (A$52,425/Yr)Living: $10.6K/Yr (A$15,840/Yr)Admission	L.L.M Criminal Law and ForensicsTOEFL79PTE58$38.3K/Yr A$57,200 Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	5.5/10(45 Users)
#4	Australian National University, Canberra Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $31.3K/Yr (A$46,711/Yr)Admission	M.S Criminology, Justice and Reg...IELTS6.5PTE64$32.2K/Yr A$48,035 Course duration: 2 years 9+ More Programs	7.8/10(12 Users)
Partner Colleges 5.0 Best In Infrastructure University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania $27.4K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now Australian Graduate School of Management Kensington, New South Wales $41.5K 1st Year Fees M.Fin Apply Now 7.5 Best In Infrastructure University of Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales $29.6K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 8.2 Best In Infrastructure Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Queensland $30.1K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 7.1 Best In Academic Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland $27.8K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia $29.8K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.9 Best In Academic Macquarie University Sydney, New South Wales $31K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 7.9 Best In Infrastructure University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales $42.2K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Curtin University Perth, Western Australia $32.8K 1st Year Fees MEng Civil Engineering Apply Now 8.0 Best In Academic The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland $38.9K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now
#5	University of New South Wales, Sydney New South Wales, Australia60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $25.1K/Yr (A$37,425/Yr)Living: $894.45/Yr (A$1,335/Yr)Admission	M.A Arts and Social ScienceIELTS7.0PTE65$17.5K/Yr A$26,100 Course duration: 2 years 7+ More Programs	6.7/10(13 Users)
#6	The University of Queensland, Brisbane Queensland, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $27.6K/Yr (A$41,120/Yr)Admission	B.A CriminologyTOEFL87PTE64$27.6K/Yr A$41,120 Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	7.3/10(25 Users)
#7	University of Technology Sydney, Sydney New South Wales, Australia19%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $25.9K/Yr (A$38,688/Yr)Admission	M.A Not-for-Profit and Social En...TOEFL79PTE58$25.9K/Yr A$38,688 Course duration: 2 years Programs	9.3/10(22 Users)
#8	Macquarie University, Sydney New South Wales, Australia54%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $28.3K/Yr (A$42,176/Yr)Living: $17.7K/Yr (A$26,400/Yr)Admission	Master of Cyber Security Analysi...GRE304IELTS6.5PTE65$25.4K/Yr A$37,900 Course duration: 2 years 33+ More Programs	9.0/10(20 Users)
#9	Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Queensland, Australia77%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $23K/Yr (A$34,275/Yr)Admission	Bachelor JusticeIELTS6.5PTE58$24.4K/Yr A$36,400 Course duration: 3 years 7+ More Programs	6.3/10(14 Users)
#10	Deakin University, Geelong Victoria, Australia75%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $24.5K/Yr (A$36,520/Yr)Admission	Bachelor of Forensic Science/Bac...TOEFL94PTE65$27.5K/Yr A$41,000 Course duration: 4 years 4+ More Programs	9.3/10(41 Users)

#11	University of Wollongong, Wollongong New South Wales, Australia	Tuition: $21.4K/Yr (A$31,944/Yr)Admission	B.Soc.Sc Human GeographyIELTS6.5$21.5K/Yr A$32,064 Course duration: 3 years 4+ More Programs	6.5/10(7 Users)
#12	Griffith University, Brisbane Queensland, Australia	Tuition: $23.8K/Yr (A$35,556/Yr)Admission	L.L.M Criminology and Criminal J...TOEFL79PTE58$23.1K/Yr A$34,500 Course duration: 1 year 8+ More Programs	7.7/10(9 Users)
#13	University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia	Tuition: $24.8K/Yr (A$37,033/Yr)Admission	M.S Agriculture and Food Science...TOEFL72PTE58$24.4K/Yr A$36,450 Course duration: 2 years 5+ More Programs	3.0/10(3 Users)
#14	La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia	Tuition: $25.6K/Yr (A$38,160/Yr)Admission	M.A Humanities and Social Scienc...IELTS6.5PTE58$23.2K/Yr A$34,600 Course duration: 2 years 4+ More Programs	6.0/10(15 Users)
#15	RMIT University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia22%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $23.7K/Yr (A$35,400/Yr)Living: $19.3K/Yr (A$28,800/Yr)Admission	M.A Justice and CriminologyIELTS7PTE58$25.1K/Yr A$37,440 Course duration: 2 years 7+ More Programs	7.0/10(35 Users)
#16	Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $11.5K/Yr (A$17,117/Yr)Living: $670/Yr (A$1,000/Yr)Admission	B.A CriminologyDuolingo105TOEFL75PTE50$10.1K/Yr A$15,142 Course duration: 3 years 2+ More Programs	10.0/10(19 Users)
#17	University of Newcastle, Newcastle New South Wales, Australia87%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $9.1K/Yr (A$13,527/Yr)Living: $7.5K/Yr (A$11,158/Yr)Admission	M.Ed Special and Inclusive Educa...Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE58$9.3K/Yr A$13,875 Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	7.7/10(7 Users)
#18	Curtin University, Perth Western Australia, Australia50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $22.9K/Yr (A$34,133/Yr)Living: $9.8K/Yr (A$14,560/Yr)Admission	M.Phil Surveying and MappingIELTS6.5PTE60$20.6K/Yr A$30,750 Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	6.8/10(9 Users)
#19	Flinders University, Adelaide South Australia, Australia	Tuition: $24K/Yr (A$35,800/Yr)Admission	M.A Environmental Management and...Duolingo105TOEFL72PTE50$29.3K/Yr A$43,800 Course duration: 2 years 7+ More Programs	7.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 387 by QS in 2026
#20	Western Sydney University, Sydney New South Wales, Australia	Tuition: $20.5K/Yr (A$30,646/Yr)Admission	M.Phil$20.7K/Yr A$30,960 Course duration: 2 years 17+ More Programs	3.7/10(15 Users)