Best 20 Associate Degree Universities in Australia

There are 20 universities in Australia with associate degree courses registered on CRICOS. Between them they run 241 registered courses.

Adelaide University

#8 in Australia
Location Adelaide
Institution type Public
Matching courses 21
QS World Ranking #79

RMIT University

#10 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 17
QS World Ranking #125

Curtin University

#12 in Australia
Location Perth
Institution type Public
Matching courses 1
QS World Ranking #183

University of Wollongong

#13 in Australia
Location Wollongong
Institution type Public
Matching courses 1
QS World Ranking #184

University of Newcastle

#16 in Australia
Location Newcastle
Institution type Public
Matching courses 2
QS World Ranking #227

La Trobe University

#17 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 15
QS World Ranking #233

Swinburne University of Technology

#19 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 9
QS World Ranking #294

University of Tasmania

#20 in Australia
Location Hobart
Institution type Public
Matching courses 4
QS World Ranking #314

Flinders University

#21 in Australia
Location Adelaide
Institution type Public
Matching courses 1
QS World Ranking #387

Western Sydney University

#22 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 7
QS World Ranking #400

University of Southern Queensland

#23 in Australia
Location Toowoomba
Institution type Public
Matching courses 6
QS World Ranking #410

Southern Cross University

#28 in Australia
Location Lismore
Institution type Public
Matching courses 5
QS World Ranking #576

Frequently asked questions

How many universities in Australia offer Associate Degree?

20 of Australia's 42 universities have associate degree courses registered on CRICOS, the Commonwealth register every provider teaching international students must appear on.

How is this ranking put together?

Order comes from a published-figures-only composite: QS World position, CRICOS registered international capacity, breadth of registered courses, international student share and student support. No university pays for placement, and no judgement of teaching quality is invented.