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Bachelor of Commerce/Master of Engineering

The University of Melbourne · Parkville

Bachelor degree · 6 years · On campus

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Lowest ATAR
89.00
before adjustments
Lowest rank
93.00
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 93.00
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 89.00
Median rank that got an offer: 97.20

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying business & management

Business degrees usually start broad, with subjects such as accounting, finance, marketing and management, before you choose a major. Some majors, such as accounting, have their own professional requirements after the degree.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into business & management courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is the usual prerequisite. Adjustment-factor and non-ATAR pathways are common.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2026, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Commerce/Master of Engineering at Melbourne, Parkville. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
93.00
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
89.00
Median rank that got an offer
97.20
Length
6 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
Parkville
TAC code
3800510181

Every business & management student at Melbourne, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for business & management.

Overall student experience64.2%

National average: 73.1%

Teaching quality71.4%

National average: 77.4%

Overall satisfaction69.1%

National average: 72.6%

In full-time work, about four months out75.4%

National average: 80.8%

Median starting salary
$70,000
National, same field
$71,000

All of Melbourne

Every student at Melbourne, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+14.3 pts
4 months after finishing
73.9%
3 years on
88.2%
Employer satisfaction83.8%

of supervisors would hire another Melbourne graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at Melbourne in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
92.5%
Still studying
1.5%
Left after returning
4.6%
Never came back after first year
1.4%

More recently: of new Melbourne bachelor students in 2023, 3.5% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:6 years × $18,025/year ≈ up to about $108,200Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – Melbourne did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. A double degree is charged at two rates. We only hold one, so the real total may be lower. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$70,000
Typical salary three years on (all Melbourne graduates)
$85,000

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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