10 Best Business Schools in Australia 2023

#1 University of Western Sydney

Western Sydney University is a university with campuses across Sydney, housing 45,000 students from over 170 different nations. Being based in or around the city of Sydney means that students are able to explore one of the most popular cities in the world, and with over 150 student societies to get involved with on campus, there are lots to do for students outside of classroom at Western Sydney University.

#2 IMC (Top Education Institute)

Top Education Institute was founded in 2001 at Australian Technology Park, Sydney. It offers the Diploma and Bachelor in Business and deals with subjects like accounting, information systems, management and marketing. They also offer Bachelor of International Business with majors in General or Accounting, Master of Professional Accounting and the Master of Professional Accounting, Master of International Business and pathway to University of New England. In addition, they are approved providers of the Skilled Migration Internship Program, particularly in Accounting.

#3 Kaplan Business School

School started in Brooklyn back in 1983. Today, Kaplan has made its way to become an international brand in education, offering recognised business programs all around the globe. In Australia, Kaplan has grown to a four-campus network in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The school offers three intakes a year mainly Mar, July and November. Kaplan is favoured by our student due to the affordable fees and practical study module that enhance the employability of the student.

#4 International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS)

The International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) is an award-winning higher education institution offering Degree, Postgraduate and Diploma programs. Courses at ICMS are built on the strong belief that learning should combine practical work and a strong theoretical foundation and all undergraduate courses include up to 9 months of industry training. The college is proud to take pride in their quality education where almost 90% of graduates are employed in their field before graduation.

#5 University of New South Wales 

The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) is a postgraduate management and business school that is part of the UNSW Business School in Australia. The School offers general management, executive and leadership development programs. For many years the school’s MBA program has been ranked by the Financial Times as the best in Australia. Despite being the second best business school in Australia behind Melbourne Business School. The school remains a member of Asia-Pacific’s top 10 in this year’s regional MBA rankings.

#6 Monash University 

Melbourne’s Monash Business School at Monash University is the only institution on this list to hold the much-coveted ‘triple crown’ in accreditation, by dint of the fact that only two business schools in Australia currently hold AMBA accreditation – where criteria for a school’s MBA students to hold at least three years of prior work experience even rules out many of the big hitters in the US.

The Monash MBA program is most often completed over two years – a structure that has been designed to allow students the option to combine working with studying.

#7 RMIT University 

RMIT University’s Graduate School of Business and Law is part of the RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). The MBA program is usually completed in 1.5 to 2 years, although there is a possibility to progress more quickly should you wish to be granted ‘advanced standing’. There’s also an option to study in Ho Chi Minh City at RMIT Vietnam.

#8 University of Technology, Sydney 

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988. As of 2018, UTS enrolls 45,930 students, including 33,070 undergraduate and 12,860 postgraduate students through its 9 faculties and schools. The university is regarded as one of the world’s leading young universities (under 50 years old), ranked 1st in Australia and 10th in the world by the 2019 QS World University Rankings.

#9 Curtin University 

Curtin University is an Australian public research university based in Bentley and Perth, Western Australia. It is named after the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin, and is the largest university in Western Australia. The university has been expanding its presence and has campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius. It has ties with 90 exchange universities in 20 countries. The University comprises five main faculties with over 95 specialists centres.

#10 Melbourne Business School by Melbourne University 

Melbourne Business School (MBS) is a graduate business school of the University of Melbourne in Australia. The School offers an MBA, specialist Masters, doctoral, and executive education programs. MBS began teaching in 1955 when the University of Melbourne offered Australia’s first residential executive education program in the summer of that year. Its first Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree was awarded in 1965, which was also the first MBA degree awarded in Australia. MBS was ranked number 3 globally for marketing program in 2017.