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University of Auckland leads the 3 Social Work universities in New Zealand at #65 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Otago (QS World #197) and Open Polytechnic (#12 in New Zealand) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 6 courses to choose from.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #65 (University of Auckland) to #197 (University of Otago); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Auckland has the largest research record in this group, with 10,118,145 citations and an h-index of 772.
The split is 3 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Auckland (1) and Otago (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Otago, founded in 1869. University of Auckland is the largest, with 46,000 students.
By level: 5 bachelor's and 1 master's. The usual length is 4 years full-time and 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (33% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (33% of courses with a stated intake). University of Otago offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Otago is the least expensive at USD 24,000 a year and University of Auckland the most at USD 26,000; the middle of the range is about USD 26,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Auckland (QS World #65), University of Otago (QS World #197) and Open Polytechnic (#12 in New Zealand) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Otago is the least expensive at about USD 24,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years full-time, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 33% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Otago, with 3, ahead of Open Polytechnic (2).
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