AU #1
QS World #19
Star rating 6
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$43,000 – A$61,500/yr
- Founded
- 1949
Best universities in Australia for Political Science
Political Science sits within Social Sciences and Psychology. There are 155 registered courses in the subject, spread across 22 providers. That is a fair amount of choice for a field this size, so the comparison work matters more than the browsing. Study levels run from Bachelor's Degree and Bachelor Honours Degree through Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master's Degree, up to PhD / Doctorate. Providers include Monash University, Bond University, University of Queensland and University of Sydney. If you are weighing up options, check which levels each provider actually offers, since not every one will cover the full range.
22 universities · ranked best first
AU #2
QS World #19
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$40,508 – A$69,484/yr
- Founded
- 1853
AU #3
QS World #25
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$50,200 – A$64,873/yr
- Founded
- 1850
AU #4
QS World #30
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$49,820 – A$57,710/yr
- Founded
- 1947
AU #5
QS World #37
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$45,313 – A$65,880/yr
- Founded
- 1958
AU #6
QS World #42
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$36,152 – A$52,556/yr
- Founded
- 1909
AU #7
QS World #77
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$42,500 – A$56,442/yr
- Founded
- 1911
AU #8
QS World #79
Star rating 6
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$37,226 – A$54,900/yr
- Founded
- 2026
AU #9
QS World #96
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$42,010 – A$54,875/yr
- Founded
- 1988
AU #10
QS World #125
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$40,320 – A$51,840/yr
- Founded
- 1887
AU #11
QS World #138
Star rating 5
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$39,267 – A$50,300/yr
- Founded
- 1964
AU #12
QS World #183
Star rating 4
Admissions open
- Tuition (indicative)
- A$37,293 – A$51,054/yr
- Founded
- 1987
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