The biggest and best Australian universities for online degrees.

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Online degrees and postgraduate courses are offered by all but one Australian university. Additionally, 36 out of 42 universities have at least 1,000 external students. The highest rated unis tend to specialise in online education and offer a wide range of online bachelor degrees.

Online Schools with 10,000+ Students

Here are the largest universities for distance education in Australia. Each university has 10,000+ students in online university courses.

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Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University is a multi-campus, regional university that delivers many courses online. CSU has a relatively modest world ranking.

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Curtin University

Curtin University is generally ranked among the top dozen universities in Australia, and is rated the 2nd-best uni in Perth behind UWA.

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Deakin University

Deakin University is a highly ranked university from Australia, rated close to the top 10 and as one of the best unis outside the Group of 8.

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Griffith University

Griffith University is ranked third in Queensland and in the top 20 in Australia. It's behind UQ and QUT but ahead of JCU, USC and UniSQ.

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QUT

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a strong performer in world university rankings and comes second in the state of Queensland.

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Swinburne University

Swinburne University of Technology is reputable and ranked about mid-table in Australia. Its ranking is well ahead of Victoria University.

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Torrens University

Torrens University Australia is ranked outside the top 1000 universities in the world, which is unsurprising for a young uni in this country.

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University of New England

The University of New England's low ranking reflects a focus on teaching rather than research. UNE is a mostly distance education university.

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University of South Australia

UniSA will be a top 500 university in the world but just in the bottom half in Australia when it merges to form Adelaide University.

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University of Southern Queensland

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is one of the 1000 highest-ranked universities in the world and among the top 30 in Australia.

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University of Tasmania

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a top 20 university in Australia and is often ranked among the top 300 universities in the world.

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ECU Online Courses

Edith Cowan University has a platform with 100% online postgraduate courses. ECU covers fields such as psychology, education and business.

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JCU Online Courses

JCU Online is a platform where you can do 100% online postgraduate courses. Study for a Master of Nursing or Graduate Diploma in Psychology.

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RMIT Online Courses

RMIT Online offers 100% online bachelor degrees, postgraduate masters degree programs, and self-paced Future Skills short courses.

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SCU Online Courses

SCU Online is a platform where you can do 100% online postgraduate courses. The masters programs are designed exclusively for online study.

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UNSW Online Courses

UNSW offers online masters and postgraduate courses. Specialisations include analytics, data science, finance, HR, technology, management.

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UTS Online Courses

UTS Online is a platform where you can do 100% online postgraduate courses. The degree programs are designed exclusively for online learners.