The University of New England is a public university in Armidale, a regional city in the New South Wales highlands. It is best known for agriculture, rural science, education, nursing and psychology, and for pioneering distance education in Australia. Choose it for a supportive campus degree with the longest post-study work rights available in Australia.
Armidale, Australia
Official website: une.edu.au
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Top in Australia for overall experience for many years (QILT)
Among Australia's leading rural science programmes
Graduates qualify for extended post-study work visas
A$28,000 – A$36,000
International students, undergraduate and coursework master's
A$16,000 – A$22,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on une.edu.au before you apply.
Master of Information Technology
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Feb, Jun, Oct
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
Master of Business Administration
Masters DegreeDuration
18 Months
Intake
Feb, Jun, Oct
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
Master of Data Science
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Feb, Jun, Oct
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
Master of Agriculture
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Feb, Jun
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
Master of Environmental Science
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Feb, Jun
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelors DegreeDuration
36 Months
Intake
Feb
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 94
Australia's first regional university, founded in 1938.
Rural science and agriculture — working farms and a large animal-genetics research unit.
Regional classification — graduates get up to four years of post-study work rights.
Residential colleges — most on-campus students live in one of seven colleges.
Graduates can stay and work in Australia for up to four years, thanks to Armidale's regional status.
Agriculture alumni work for Meat & Livestock Australia, agribusiness exporters and research agencies.
Nursing and health graduates enter regional hospitals, which recruit directly from UNE.
IT and business graduates join regional councils, NSW Government and Sydney's firms.
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The campus is a 260-hectare rural site on the edge of Armidale, with residential colleges, farms, a sports centre and the Booloominbah homestead at its heart.
Armidale is a small university city of about 25,000 people in the New England highlands, with four distinct seasons, very low rent and Sydney and Brisbane about six hours away.
Confirmation of Enrolment from UNE
Proof of funds for fees and living costs
IELTS or equivalent English test result
Overseas Student Health Cover for stay
Genuine Student statement
Health examination, if requested
Applications are rolling for all three trimesters. Apply by late November for a February start, late April for June and early September for October, to leave time for your offer, deposit and visa. Nursing and some health programmes have fixed earlier deadlines listed on their course pages.
UNE runs three trimesters, starting in February, June and October. Most IT, business and data science programmes admit for all three, while agriculture, environmental science and nursing are February or February and June only. Check the course page for the intakes open to international students.
You need a Student visa (subclass 500). After you accept your offer and pay the deposit, UNE issues a Confirmation of Enrolment. You then apply through ImmiAccount with proof of funds, Overseas Student Health Cover and a Genuine Student statement.
Information technology, the MBA, data science, agriculture and environmental science are the most applied-for programmes. Master's entry usually needs a bachelor's degree with a pass average (around 55% for Indian degrees) and IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5; nursing requires 7.0.
Yes. UNE offers international merit scholarships that reduce tuition by a set percentage for eligible undergraduate and postgraduate applicants, with awards for students from India and other countries assessed automatically on application. Check the scholarships page for current eligibility and amounts.
