2022 Ratings: The top universities for postgraduate study
The 2022 edition of our Australian university ratings have landed! If you’re in the process of choosing a uni for postgraduate study, these ratings can help you get to know your options. No two universities are the same, so finding the right one for you needs careful consideration.
Finding the right university and course for you comes down to doing plenty of research. Types of postgraduate degrees include:
Graduate certificates (or postgraduate certificates)
Graduate diplomas (or postgraduate diplomas)
Masters degrees
Doctoral degrees
Our postgraduate ratings provide insights across a range of 8 indicators, grouped into two categories: The Student Experience and Graduate Outcomes.
A combination of resources provided by the Department of Education, Skills & Employment are used to create these ratings, as well as graduate and student experience surveys in Australia. The results show that despite the challenges of Covid-19, universities have continued to serve students at a high standard.
Five-star universities for postgraduate study
The ‘overall experience’ rating looks at the proportion of students who were satisfied with the overall quality of their educational experience. A five-star rating means the university has fallen in the top 20% of all universities for this rating.
Here are the Australian universities that received a five-star rating for overall experience in postgraduate study:
The tables below summarise each ranking type, along with the top university in each one. Note that these rankings are simply indicators that you can use to identify and shortlist the right universities to suit your own needs, preferences and circumstances. Courses and institutions differ in many ways — only you can decide which differences really matter to you.
Graduate Outcomes
Rating type | Definition | Top university |
The median salary of graduates from different universities | UNSW Sydney — $110,000 | |
The employment rates of graduates from different universities | Charles Darwin University — 94.1% |
The Student Experience
For each category in this section, the percentage of students who were satisfied with the university’s performance in the area is noted. For example, if a university achieves 85% for Learner Engagement, this indicates that 85% of students felt they were engaged with learning in their institution.
Rating type | Definition | Top university |
The proportion of students who felt they were engaged with learning in their institution | Bond University — 66.6% | |
The proportion of students who were satisfied with the learning resources provided by their institution | Bond University — 89.9% | |
The proportion of students who were satisfied with the overall quality of their educational experience | Bond University — 83.1% | |
The proportion of students who were satisfied with the skill development they experienced through their studies | Bond University — 86.1% | |
The proportion of students who were satisfied with the support they received from their institution | Bond University — 85.5% | |
The proportion of students who were satisfied with the quality of teaching they experienced | Bond University — 86.7% |
To find a course and university that suits you, head to the Ratings tab to view our most recent ratings across all categories, and filter by subject, level of study or location.
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