Nicole is back with another reliable course recommendation! Today we look at one of the hottest study-and-migration majors going around — Quantity Surveying (QS). Over the past couple of years Australia has been critically short of construction and infrastructure talent, so Quantity Surveying is well and truly back in demand!
Once you finish an accredited QS course, you do NOT need an English test result or work experience to comfortably obtain a positive skills assessment！The state most in love with construction and infrastructure this year is Western Australia, so QS candidates are landing state nomination with ease; the ACT has also issued invitations this financial year. Last financial year Quantity Surveyors only needed 65 points to secure a Subclass 189 invitation!
Quantity Surveyors work across an enormous range of projects and enjoy diverse career paths, with an Australian average salary of up to A$120,000 per year! It’s a rock-solid employable major that also delivers PR outcomes — let’s take a closer look together!
Nicole’s “Study Abroad Without the Guesswork” Live Stream
Quantity Surveying Special
An accounting graduate joins the live room to share how he pivoted to Quantity Surveying as his Plan B and successfully secured a migration invitation — the full study-to-PR journey!
Scan the QR code, book your seat and tune in to this live stream! Thursday 30 November, 8 pm — see you there!
What we’ll cover:
What is Quantity Surveying?
Who is it suited to? Can you apply without a related background?
How is the course structured and how difficult is it?
How do engineering students migrate?
What are the future migration and employment prospects?
What about salary and career development?
Past episodes:
Occupational Therapy (OT) recap:Want good migration and career outcomes without studying nursing? High pay, easy to get hired, easy to get invited — Australia’s “niche” major that is anything but niche! A dedicated live stream on Occupational Therapy!
Medical Imaging and Speech Pathology recap:Study Australia majors that let you pass the skills assessment straight out of graduation — no work experience, no English test — and offer a real shot at PR at 65 points! Another high-paying, stable-migration “niche” study option we recommend!
What is Quantity Surveying?
A Quantity Surveyor (QS) draws on foundational knowledge in economics, management and civil engineering, together with practical engineering skills, to deliver the full financial lifecycle of a construction project — investment analysis, cost planning and control, and final account settlement, from project kick-off through to completion.
For example:forecasting and estimating project costs pre-investment, budgeting total project cost before construction starts, controlling costs and approving progress payments during construction, and settling final project accounts at completion.
Study Options — Recommended Universities
Unlike other engineering majors, Quantity Surveying sits between engineering and business — you don’t need to master advanced engineering theory or highly technical engineering skills. If you can handle maths and economics subjects comfortably and have solid English, you can apply!
The recommendations below cover both bachelor’s and master’s programs, and every one of them is AIQS-accredited — meaning graduates can pass the skills assessment with no English test and no work experience required (full assessment requirements covered further down).
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Why we recommend it:A Group of Eight university with Australia’s leading engineering faculty. In the QS subject rankings, its Civil & Structural Engineering program is ranked #1 in Australia and #16 in the world!
Bachelor of Construction Management and Property
Duration: 3 years
Entry requirements: Gaokao results accepted (achieving 70% of the provincial first-tier university admission score)
English requirement: IELTS overall 6.5, no band below 6
Tuition: A$41,500 per year
University of Melbourne
Why we recommend it:Ranked #1 in Australia overall. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings, Melbourne is #14 globally and #1 in Australia. Its Civil & Structural Engineering program ranks #3 in Australia and #22 worldwide!Students without a related bachelor’s background still have a pathway in.
Master of Construction Management and Property
Duration:3 years (no related background) /2 years (related background)
Entry requirements:
C9 or 985 university students: minimum weighted average of 75%
211 university students: minimum 80%
Non-211 “double non-” university students: minimum 85%, with a bachelor’s course syllabus and a personal statement (maximum 500 words) required. Students without a related bachelor’s background need only provide a PS.
English requirement: IELTS overall 6.5, no band below 6
Tuition: A$49,088 per year
Bond University
Why we recommend it:Three intakes per year — January, May and September — three start dates to choose from；Undergraduate programs take just 2 years (vs. the usual 4 at other universities); master’s programs have no background requirement and take under 2 years to complete;graduates in a regional area also receive 5 extra migration points.
Bachelor of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
Duration: 2 years (6 semesters total / 3 semesters per year)
Entry requirements: Gaokao results accepted (meeting the provincial first-tier university admission score)
English requirement: IELTS overall 6, no band below 6.5, or equivalent
Tuition: A$68,760 per year
Master of Construction Practice
Duration: 1 year 4 months
Entry requirements:Bachelor’s degree (any background); weighted average of 70%
English requirement: IELTS overall 6, no band below 6.5, or equivalent
Tuition: A$73,040 total
Master of Construction Practice (Professional)
Duration: 1 year 9 months
Entry requirements:Bachelor’s degree (any background); weighted average of 70%
English requirement: IELTS overall 6, no band below 6.5, or equivalent
Tuition: A$79,100 total
Deakin University
Why we recommend it:Studying at the Geelong campus earns 5 extra regional migration points on graduation. Entry average is lower, and tuition is also comparatively affordable!
Master of Construction Practice (Professional)
Duration: 2 years
Entry requirements:
Related-field bachelor’s degree; weighted average of 60%,or
an unrelated bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of relevant industry experience
English requirement: IELTS overall 6, no band below 6.5, or equivalent
Tuition: A$42,400 per year
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Why we recommend it:A global top-100 university; the course includes at least 200 days of paid placement!
Bachelor of Construction Project Management
Duration: 4 years
Entry requirements: completion of all three years of senior high school, with Gaokao results for the current year that meet UTS entry requirements
English requirement: IELTS overall 6, no band below 6.5, or equivalent
Tuition: A$38,688 per year
Curtin University
Why we recommend it:Graduates count as WA local graduates, giving them a clear advantage in state nomination applications — plus 5 extra regional migration points!
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
Duration: 4 years
Entry requirements: completion of all three years of senior high school, with current-year Gaokao results of at least 67% of the maximum score; for example:
out of 480 — score of 322
out of 600 — score of 402
out of 750 — score of 503
out of 810 — score of 543
out of 900 — score of 603
English requirement: IELTS overall 6, no band below 6.5, or equivalent
Tuition: A$32,430 per year
For other related programs,
school recommendations and course requirements are available on request — message us for details.
How does the skills assessment work after graduation?
The Quantity Surveyor skills assessment (ANZSCO 233213 — Quantity Surveyor) is conducted by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS). AIQS also holds reciprocal membership agreements with counterpart quantity-surveying institutes in many countries and regions, including the UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, South Africa, Malaysia and Hong Kong, among others.
Applicants are eligible once they hold an AIQS-accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree. No IELTS result and no work experience are required.
(The redesigned AIQS website can give the impression that even accredited courses require 1 year of work experience to pass the assessment. In practice, we have recent successful cases that passed with no English test and no work experience.)
Validity: 2 years
Assessment fee:A$720.50
What are the migration prospects?
Quantity Surveyors can nominate ANZSCO code 233213 Quantity Surveyor when applying for the following migration and work visas in Australia:
State / Territory Nomination
For applicants looking to use a Quantity Surveyor skills assessment to pursue a state- or territory-nominated permanent visa, all six Australian states and both territories currently accept state-nomination applications from Quantity Surveyors. In addition, the profession is on the WA / NSW / VIC priority-invitation lists.！Moreover, Quantity Surveyor also sits on Tasmania’s Critical Industries Skills List — applicants with relevant employment who meet the nomination requirements qualify for the Gold Pathway, with invitations issued within one week!
Western Australia (WA)WA’s preference for construction and engineering majors this year is well known. In the first invitation round of the current financial year, WA issued invitations ONLY to construction and engineering majors — the bias is real!This is extremely welcoming to engineering applicants from both WA and interstate!Not only are engineering majors placed in the priority-invitation tier, but you can submit an EOI with no work experience and no job offer required. Tempting, isn’t it?
WA November round — Local Graduate stream: Quantity Surveyor invited at 75 points
WA November round — General stream: Quantity Surveyor invited at 70 points
ACT (Canberra) is also consistently issuing invitations to QS candidates. In the October round, Quantity Surveying secured a Subclass 491 invitation at just 75 points.
Last financial year (Subclass) 189 Independent Skilled Migration ran a round on 6 October, with a minimum invitation score of 65 points for Quantity Surveyors — though the two subsequent 189 rounds that financial year did not invite any Quantity Surveyors.189 can therefore be kept as a backup option.
“
Job opportunities and salary
According to market data from SEEK (one of Australia’s largest online job platforms) in November 2023, there are currently more than 1,300 open roles, with local Australian market demand for this role forecast to grow by 20.5% over the next five years. Current annual salary sits at around A$122,000 — firmly in Australia’s high-income bracket!
For more course detail and a tailored study-and-migration plan, join Nicole’s “Study Abroad Without the Guesswork” live stream this Thursday 30 November, 8 pm AEDT (5 pm Beijing time)! A Quantity Surveying graduate will be live with Nicole to walk you through the profession end-to-end!
Popular past articles
Last week’s grants roundup | Subclass 190 processing has moved to December; Subclass 491 grants are now coming through for applications lodged earlier this year!
491-to-191 transitions — the hot questions to watch, plus a rundown of state requirements for Subclass 491!
Marketing, finance, design and other professions are now eligible to switch to an employer-sponsored PR pathway!
Migration News Sharing Group
2023
Step 1: press and hold to add our consultant
Step 2: after adding, please
Study — Migration — Visas: we are the experts
Attention！verify that you are a genuine Newstarsec consultant!
Study & Migration Enquiries Consultants across our offices
Sydney Head Office
Melbourne
Canberra
Brisbane
Adelaide
Hobart
Beijing
Guangzhou
Perth
Next Branch
Follow the Newstarsec WeChat Official Account
Reply in our WeChat Official Account with any of the numbers or keywords below (not in the article comments) to receive the most up-to-date and expert migration news!Reply [A] for the full index (covering every topic)!
Reply 0000 → 16 November policy update (491 + skilled migration points)
Reply 000 → latest visa / citizenship processing times
Reply 001 → latest 189 EOI official round
Reply 002 → Subclass 189 Independent Skilled Migration
Reply 003 → Subclass 190 state nomination by state
Reply 004 → Subclass 489 regional state nomination
Reply 005 → international-student business & investment migration
Reply 006 → Parent migration visas
Reply 007 → employer-sponsored visas
Reply 008 → Subclass 485 visa
Reply 009 → Partner migration / bonus points
Reply 010 → work-experience bonus points
Reply 011 → PY bonus points
Reply 012 → NAATI / CCL bonus points
Reply 013 → regional bonus points
Reply 014 → visitor / family-visit visas
Reply 015 → Working Holiday visas
Reply 016 → TAFE study
Reply 017 → Australian international students migrating to Canada
Reply 018 → Subclass 407 training visas
Reply 019 → Subclass 408 short-term activity visas
Reply 020 → New Zealand migration
Recommended in 2023
