Every CRICOS-registered course in the Health field of education that is delivered to international students in Australia, organised by state and city. Sourced from the official CRICOS register.
What does Health cover? CRICOS courses in this ASCED field of education include nursing, medicine, allied health, dentistry, pharmacy, public health and related healthcare disciplines. International students study these courses across universities, TAFEs and registered private colleges in every Australian state and territory.
Australia's health workforce is one of the most regulated and in-demand sectors in the country. Internationally trained graduates in nursing, allied health, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, and medical sciences find roles across public hospitals (NSW Health, Victoria's public network, Queensland Health), the private hospital chains (Healthscope, Ramsay, St Vincent's), the rapidly growing aged-care and disability sectors (under NDIS), and primary care general practices. Registered Nurses and Aged Care Workers are on the Department of Home Affairs' Core Skills Occupation List, which means well-defined post-study migration pathways for qualifying graduates.
Most CRICOS-registered health courses are delivered by Australia's eight Group of Eight (Go8) universities (notably Sydney, Melbourne, Monash, UQ, Adelaide, UWA) plus the major comprehensive universities (UTS, RMIT, Deakin, Griffith, La Trobe, Curtin, QUT) and a select group of TAFEs and private colleges for VET-level qualifications (Certificate III in Individual Support, Diploma of Nursing). For clinical degrees — particularly Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, and Pharmacy — quotas for international students are limited and competitive.
A Diploma of Nursing typically runs 18–24 months; a Bachelor of Nursing 3 years full-time; a Bachelor of Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy 4 years; a postgraduate-entry Doctor of Medicine 4 years (after a relevant bachelor degree); a Bachelor of Dental Science 5 years. Indicative tuition for international students ranges from AUD 8,000–25,000 per year for VET health courses through to AUD 50,000–90,000 per year for clinical medical and dental degrees.
Australia's health professions are regulated by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) via 15 National Boards (Nursing & Midwifery, Medical, Dental, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, etc.). Completing a CRICOS-registered Australian course is one route to registration, but you must still apply to the relevant National Board and meet English language, criminal history, and recency-of-practice requirements before you can practise. For internationally trained nurses and allied health professionals already qualified overseas, separate skills assessment and bridging programme pathways apply.
Last reviewed: 29 August 2026. Data: CRICOS register, April 2026.