Best accounting universities in australia

The top-ranked universities in the country fall under the category of best accounting universities in Australia. Over 50 universities offer various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in accounting with different course modules and curricula.

Some of the best accounting universities in Australia include the University of Melbourne, Monash University, the University of Sydney, Australian National University, the University of Queensland and many more.

The average annual tuition fee to pursue an accounting degree in these universities ranges from INR 15-30 Lakhs. The living cost varies depending on the location of the university. Prime locations have a higher cost of living and the universities located in the outskirts have a relatively lower cost of living. But the opportunity of part-time jobs and internships are higher in the city as they are more lively and happening.

For someone planning to do an accounting degree from one of the best accounting universities in Australia but with a budget crunch, institutions like Southern Cross University, Australian Institute of Business and Technology, James Cook University would be the apt choice. They offer accounting degrees with an annual tuition fee under INR 7 Lakhs. Box Hill Institute is known for its certificate course in accounting and bookkeeping that comes under INR 5 Lakhs.

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#1University of Melbourne logo

University of Melbourne, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $36.5K/Yr (A$55,315/Yr)Living$16K/Yr (A$24,192/Yr)Admission M.Mgmt AccountingTOEFL79PTE64$37.6K/Yr
A$56,992
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(50 Users)
#2Monash University logo

Monash University, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $34.7K/Yr (A$52,600/Yr)Living$11.7K/Yr (A$17,660/Yr)Admission M.AccGRE304TOEFL79PTE58$35K/Yr
A$53,000
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(41 Users)
#3The University of Sydney logo

The University of Sydney, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $34.9K/Yr (A$52,850/Yr)Living$13.4K/Yr (A$20,298/Yr)Admission Master of Professional Accountin...GMAT630IELTS7PTE68$38.8K/Yr
A$58,800
Course duration: 2 years
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6.3/10(19 Users)
#4Australian National University logo

Australian National University, Canberra

Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.5K/Yr (A$47,764/Yr)Living$9.1K/Yr (A$13,744/Yr)Admission M.AccIELTS6.5PTE64$31.7K/Yr
A$48,035
Course duration: 2 years
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7.8/10(12 Users)
#5The University of Queensland logo

The University of Queensland, Brisbane

Queensland, Australia40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.2K/Yr (A$44,288/Yr)Living$15.3K/Yr (A$23,184/Yr)Admission B.Com AccountingTOEFL87PTE64$29.2K/Yr
A$44,288
Course duration: 3 years
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7.8/10(23 Users)
#6University of New South Wales logo

University of New South Wales, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia78,5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.7K/Yr (A$29,820/Yr)Living$2K/Yr (A$3,020/Yr)Admission M.ComIELTS7PTE65$23.2K/Yr
A$35,100
Course duration: 2 years
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6.7/10(13 Users)
#7University of Adelaide logo

University of Adelaide, Adelaide

South Australia, Australia75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.6K/Yr (A$49,420/Yr)Living$11K/Yr (A$16,700/Yr)Admission M.AccTOEFL79PTE58$32.9K/Yr
A$49,900
Course duration: 2 years
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5.7/10(12 Users)
#8University of Western Australia logo

University of Western Australia, Perth

Western Australia, Australia38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.2K/Yr (A$47,250/Yr)Living$7.8K/Yr (A$11,840/Yr)Admission M.ComTOEFL82PTE64$31K/Yr
A$46,900
Course duration: 2 years
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6.0/10(8 Users)
#9University of Technology Sydney logo

University of Technology Sydney, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia75.6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.7K/Yr (A$48,096/Yr)Living$15.1K/Yr (A$22,940/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingTOEFL79PTE58$47.6K/Yr
A$72,144
Course duration: 18 months
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6.7/10(21 Users)
#10Macquarie University logo

Macquarie University, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.2K/Yr (A$44,186/Yr)Living$11.2K/Yr (A$16,947/Yr)Admission M.AccGRE304IELTS6.5PTE65$29.8K/Yr
A$45,100
Course duration: 2 years
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6.0/10(19 Users)
#11Queensland University of Technology logo

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Queensland, Australia80.3%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.2K/Yr (A$36,600/Yr)Admission M.Bus AccountancyGMAT550IELTS6.5PTE58$24.8K/Yr
A$37,600
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(12 Users)
#12Swinburne University of Technology logo

Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia89.8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.7K/Yr (A$29,846/Yr)Living$660/Yr (A$1,000/Yr)Admission M.A Finance and BankingTOEFL79PTE58$16.5K/Yr
A$24,951
Course duration: 18 months
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5.8/10(18 Users)
#13University of Newcastle logo

University of Newcastle, Newcastle

New South Wales, Australia87%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $9.2K/Yr (A$13,875/Yr)Living$7.4K/Yr (A$11,158/Yr)Admission M.A Professional Accounting - Ad...TOEFL60PTE50$9.2K/Yr
A$13,875
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(6 Users)
#14Curtin University logo

Curtin University, Perth

Western Australia, Australia50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.8K/Yr (A$33,026/Yr)Living$8.4K/Yr (A$12,720/Yr)Admission M.AccIELTS6.5PTE60$24K/Yr
A$36,403
Course duration: 2 years
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#15University of Wollongong logo

University of Wollongong, Wollongong

New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $17.9K/Yr (A$27,066/Yr)Living$15K/Yr (A$22,695/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE62$16.7K/Yr
A$25,272
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(7 Users)
#16Griffith University logo

Griffith University, Brisbane

Queensland, Australia50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.4K/Yr (A$37,000/Yr)Living$5.3K/Yr (A$8,082/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingTOEFL79PTE58$24.4K/Yr
A$37,000
Course duration: 2 years
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7.7/10(9 Users)
#17Deakin University logo

Deakin University, Geelong

Victoria, Australia75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.2K/Yr (A$44,294/Yr)Living$174.9/Yr (A$265/Yr)Admission Master in Professional Accountin...IELTS6.5PTE65$30.5K/Yr
A$46,200
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(38 Users)
#18University of Tasmania logo

University of Tasmania, Hobart

Tasmania, Australia75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.2K/Yr (A$36,700/Yr)Living$207.9/Yr (A$315/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingTOEFL72PTE50$23.1K/Yr
A$34,950
Course duration: 2 years
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3.0/10(3 Users)
#19La Trobe University logo

La Trobe University, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia100%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.4K/Yr (A$38,467/Yr)Living$191.4/Yr (A$290/Yr)Admission M.S Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$26.5K/Yr
A$40,200
Course duration: 1 year
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4.3/10(13 Users)
#20RMIT University logo

RMIT University, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia22%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $28K/Yr (A$42,432/Yr)Living$9.1K/Yr (A$13,748/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS7PTE58$30.4K/Yr
A$46,080
Course duration: 2 years
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6.7/10(33 Users)
#21Flinders University logo

Flinders University, Adelaide

South Australia, Australia62%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.5K/Yr (A$37,057/Yr)Living$4.6K/Yr (A$6,900/Yr)Admission M.A Accounting and MarketingTOEFL60PTE50$25.9K/Yr
A$39,300
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(3 Users)
#22University of South Australia logo

University of South Australia, Adelaide

South Australia, Australia65%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.4K/Yr (A$36,975/Yr)Living$5.9K/Yr (A$8,970/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5$26.1K/Yr
A$39,600
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(9 Users)
#23Western Sydney University logo

Western Sydney University, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.8K/Yr (A$30,054/Yr)Living$8K/Yr (A$12,105/Yr)Admission M.A Professional Accounting (Adv...TOEFL82PTE58$23.1K/Yr
A$35,016
Course duration: 2 years
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7.5/10(14 Users)
#24University of Canberra logo

University of Canberra, Canberra

Australian Capital Territory , Australia89%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.6K/Yr (A$34,207/Yr)Living$8.9K/Yr (A$13,478/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$25.4K/Yr
A$38,500
Course duration: 2 years
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6.3/10(4 Users)
#25Edith Cowan University logo

Edith Cowan University, Perth

Western Australia, Australia70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.9K/Yr (A$36,150/Yr)Living$149.16/Yr (A$226/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingTOEFL84PTE58$23.9K/Yr
A$36,150
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(9 Users)
#26Murdoch University logo

Murdoch University, Perth

Western Australia, Australia70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.5K/Yr (A$44,625/Yr)Living$217.8/Yr (A$330/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6PTE50$27.6K/Yr
A$41,850
Course duration: 1 year
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#27University of Southern Queensland logo

University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

Queensland, Australia
Tuition:  $21.1K/Yr (A$31,960/Yr)Admission M.S Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$23.7K/Yr
A$35,920
Course duration: 1 year
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#28James Cook University logo

James Cook University, Townsville

Queensland, Australia82.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $8.5K/Yr (A$12,900/Yr)Living$8K/Yr (A$12,163/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$8.5K/Yr
A$12,900
Course duration: 2 years
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#29Australian Catholic University logo

Australian Catholic University, Brisbane

Queensland, Australia67%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.6K/Yr (A$29,664/Yr)Living$10.4K/Yr (A$15,699/Yr)Admission B.A Accounting and FinanceTOEFL79PTE54$19.6K/Yr
A$29,664
Course duration: 3 years
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7.3/10(6 Users)
#30Charles Darwin University logo

Charles Darwin University, Darwin

Northern Territory , Australia59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.9K/Yr (A$34,720/Yr)Living$5.9K/Yr (A$8,900/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingTOEFL79PTE58$22.9K/Yr
A$34,720
Course duration: 18 months
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#31Bond University logo

Bond University, Gold Coast

Queensland, Australia91%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.4K/Yr (A$56,704/Yr)Admission M.Acc/M.B.AGMAT600TOEFL79PTE58$23.2K/Yr
A$35,086
Course duration: 2 years
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#32Victoria University logo

Victoria University, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia64%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.2K/Yr (A$36,600/Yr)Living$8.6K/Yr (A$13,000/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$22.8K/Yr
A$34,600
Course duration: 2 years
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#33Federation University logo

Federation University, Ballarat

Victoria, Australia97.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $15.6K/Yr (A$23,570/Yr)Living$147.84/Yr (A$224/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.0PTE50$19K/Yr
A$28,800
Course duration: 2 years
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#34Central Queensland University logo

Central Queensland University, Rockhampton

Queensland, Australia93.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22K/Yr (A$33,360/Yr)Admission B.Acc/B.BusIELTS6.0PTE54$22K/Yr
A$33,360
Course duration: 4 years
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#35Southern Cross University logo

Southern Cross University, Lismore

New South Wales, Australia96.7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $7.9K/Yr (A$11,970/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$7.9K/Yr
A$11,970
Course duration: 2 years
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#36Charles Sturt University logo

Charles Sturt University, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia87.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.4K/Yr (A$32,496/Yr)Living$528/Yr (A$800/Yr)Admission M.B.A Professional AccountingGRE304IELTS6PTE50$21.8K/Yr
A$32,992
Course duration: 2 years
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#37University of the Sunshine Coast logo

University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs

Queensland, Australia66%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $17.2K/Yr (A$26,000/Yr)Living$6.3K/Yr (A$9,600/Yr)Admission M.P.ATOEFL76PTE50$18.5K/Yr
A$28,000
Course duration: 2 years
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#38The University of Notre Dame logo

The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle

Western Australia, Australia13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.6K/Yr (A$64,518/Yr)Living$10.3K/Yr (A$15,640/Yr)Admission B.Com Accounting (Major)IELTS6.5PTE58$42.6K/Yr
A$64,518
Course duration: 3 years
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#39James Cook University (Brisbane Campus) logo

James Cook University (Brisbane Campus), Brisbane

Queensland, Australia40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $8.5K/Yr (A$12,900/Yr)Living$5.5K/Yr (A$8,320/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$8.5K/Yr
A$12,900
Course duration: 2 years
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#40Kaplan Business School logo

Kaplan Business School, Adelaide

South Australia, Australia85%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.6K/Yr (A$40,240/Yr)Living$254.1/Yr (A$385/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.0PTE50$24.4K/Yr
A$36,960
Course duration: 1 year
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7.2/10(1 User)
#41Torrens University Australia logo

Torrens University Australia, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia39%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31K/Yr (A$47,000/Yr)Living$396/Yr (A$600/Yr)Admission Master of Professional Accountin...TOEFL60$20K/Yr
A$30,360
Course duration: 2 years
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5.5/10(5 Users)
#42Australian Graduate School of Management logo

Australian Graduate School of Management, Kensington

New South Wales, Australia42%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.7K/Yr (A$29,820/Yr)Living$10.5K/Yr (A$15,966/Yr)Admission M.ComIELTS7PTE65$23.2K/Yr
A$35,100
Course duration: 2 years
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#43Deakin Business School logo

Deakin Business School, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.2K/Yr (A$44,294/Yr)Living$5.4K/Yr (A$8,197/Yr) Master in Professional Accountin...IELTS6.5PTE65$30.5K/Yr
A$46,200
Course duration: 2 years
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#44The University of Sydney Business School logo

The University of Sydney Business School, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $34.9K/Yr (A$52,850/Yr)Living$10.9K/Yr (A$16,518/Yr) Master of Professional Accountin...GMAT630IELTS7PTE68$38.8K/Yr
A$58,800
Course duration: 2 years
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#45Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong logo

Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Wollongong

New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $16.7K/Yr (A$25,272/Yr)Living$10.1K/Yr (A$15,365/Yr)Admission M.A Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE62$16.7K/Yr
A$25,272
Course duration: 2 years
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#46Curtin Business School logo

Curtin Business School, Perth

Western Australia, Australia50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.7K/Yr (A$32,912/Yr) M.S TaxationIELTS6.5PTE60$22.9K/Yr
A$34,671
Course duration: 2 years
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#47La Trobe Business School logo

La Trobe Business School, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia100%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.2K/Yr (A$38,120/Yr)Living$4.6K/Yr (A$7,000/Yr) M.S Professional AccountingIELTS6.5PTE58$26.5K/Yr
A$40,200
Course duration: 1 year
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#48School of Business, University of Western Australia logo

School of Business, University of Western Australia, Perth

Western Australia, Australia38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.2K/Yr (A$47,250/Yr) M.ComTOEFL82PTE64$31K/Yr
A$46,900
Course duration: 2 years
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#49College of Business and Economics, Australian National University logo

College of Business and Economics, Australian National University, Canberra

Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.4K/Yr (A$47,583/Yr) M.AccIELTS6.5PTE64$31.7K/Yr
A$48,035
Course duration: 2 years
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#50Bond Business School logo

Bond Business School, Gold Coast

Queensland, Australia91%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.4K/Yr (A$56,704/Yr)Living$2.2K/Yr (A$3,329/Yr)Admission M.Acc/M.B.AGMAT600TOEFL79PTE58$23.2K/Yr
A$35,086
Course duration: 2 years
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