Graduate Employment Survey 2022 (Published 2023)

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[ See latest 2024 ranking at Graduate Employment Survey 2023 (Published 2024) ]

The top degree programmes this year are computing, law and business.

This year’s top degree programme is NUS’s Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science). With a mean starting salary of $7,121 for its fresh graduates, the degree programme ranks 1st in our ranking table.

In the top 10 of our latest Graduate Employment Survey ranking, NUS took 6 spots, SMU 2 spots and NTU 2 spots.

In terms of employability,  NUS Music, NUS Industrial Design and NTU Biological Sciences & Psychology are at the bottom.

In total, 136 degree programmes feature in this ranking.

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Data used in this article are based on the 2022 Graduate Employment Survey Results consolidated and released by MOE recently. See also our GES ranking for the previous year.

The following are this year’s rankings. As usual, we rank first by Average Gross Monthly Salary, and then by Permanent Employment Rate.

By Average Gross Monthly Salary (in brackets are the 75th-percentile salaries)

  1. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – $7,121 ($7,583)
  2. NUS Bachelor of Science with Honours (Yale-NUS) – $6,879 ($9,000)
  3. NTU Data Science and Artificial Intelligence – $6,749 ($7,500)
  4. NTU Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering/Computing – $6,627 ($7,500)
  5. SMU Law Cum Laude and above – $6,429 ($7,000)
  6. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – $6,367 ($6,800)
  7. SMU Law – $6,221 ($6,800)
  8. NUS Bachelor of Laws – $6,182 ($6,800)
  9. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – $6,026 ($7,000)
  10. NUS Bachelor of Science (Business Analytics) – $5,966 ($6,600)
  11. SMU Information Systems Cum Laude and above – $5,799 ($6,500)
  12. NTU Computer Science – $5,699 ($6,420)
  13. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – $5,672 ($6,250)
  14. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Security) – $5,660 ($6,475)
  15. SMU Business Management Cum Laude and above – $5,630 ($6,084)
  16. NUS Bachelor of Science (Data Science and Analytics) – $5,616 ($6,100)
  17. NTU Accountancy and Business – $5,580 ($6,230)
  18. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – $5,560 ($5,500)
  19. NTU Medicine – $5,532 ($6,000)
  20. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – $5,519 ($5,938)
  21. SMU Information Systems – $5,472 ($6,166)
  22. NTU Computer Engineering – $5,463 ($6,215)
  23. NUS Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Yale-NUS) – $5,418 ($6,000)
  24. NTU Double Degree in Engineering and Economics – $5,344 ($5,815)
  25. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – $5,281 ($5,650)
  26. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Information Security) – $5,251 ($5,552)
  27. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Software Engineering) – $5,215 ($5,500)
  28. NTU Information Engineering and Media – $5,187 ($5,500)
  29. SMU Economics Cum Laude and above – $5,169 ($5,700)
  30. SMU Accountancy Cum Laude and above – $5,097 ($5,500)
  31. SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science and Design) – $5,030 ($5,414)
  32. SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation – $4,984 ($5,175)
  33. SMU Business Management – $4,937 ($5,200)
  34. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – $4,913 ($5,500)
  35. NTU Aerospace Engineering – $4,899 ($5,500)
  36. SMU Economics – $4,824 ($5,200)
  37. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – $4,780 ($5,200)
  38. SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Systems and Design) – $4,778 ($5,000)
  39. NTU Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – $4,733 ($5,100)
  40. NTU Electrical and Electronic Engineering – $4,723 ($5,000)
  41. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – $4,690 ($5,100)
  42. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – $4,668 ($5,000)
  43. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – $4,659 ($5,000)
  44. SMU Social Sciences Cum Laude and above – $4,576 ($4,900)
  45. NTU Environmental Earth Systems Sciences – $4,545 ($4,959)
  46. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics – $4,540 ($5,000)
  47. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – $4,539 ($5,000)
  48. NTU Mechanical Engineering – $4,537 ($5,000)
  49. NTU Materials Engineering – $4,522 ($5,000)
  50. NTU Business – $4,503 ($4,800)
  51. SMU Accountancy – $4,497 ($4,600)
  52. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – $4,496 ($5,000)
  53. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Finance – $4,483 ($5,250)
  54. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – $4,481 ($4,800)
  55. NTU Mathematical Sciences / Mathematical Sciences and Economics – $4,436 ($4,800)
  56. NTU Bioengineering – $4,419 ($5,250)
  57. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Systems Engineering (ElectroMechanical Systems) – $4,402 ($4,900)
  58. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – $4,331 ($4,600)
  59. SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design – $4,324 ($4,968)
  60. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – $4,270 ($4,500)
  61. NTU Economics – $4,270 ($4,550)
  62. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) – $4,268 ($5,000)
  63. SMU Social Sciences – $4,265 ($4,600)
  64. NTU Biological Sciences and Psychology – $4,264 ($4,300)
  65. NTU Interdisciplinary Double Major – $4,258 ($4,750)
  66. NTU Science (with Education) – $4,211 ($4,470)
  67. NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – $4,174 ($4,500)
  68. NTU Public Policy and Global Affairs – $4,167 ($4,500)
  69. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering) – $4,146 ($4,500)
  70. SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Product Development) – $4,141 ($4,500)
  71. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – $4,139 ($4,400)
  72. NTU Environmental Engineering – $4,139 ($4,500)
  73. NTU Physics and Applied Physics – $4,067 ($4,575)
  74. NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – $4,062 ($4,400)
  75. NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – $4,056 ($4,350)
  76. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) – $4,053 ($4,250)
  77. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – $4,034 ($4,390)
  78. NTU Accountancy – $4,031 ($4,300)
  79. NTU Arts (with Education) – $4,025 ($4,300)
  80. SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology and Security – $4,001 ($4,500)
  81. NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies – $4,000 ($4,000)
  82. NTU History – $3,966 ($4,250)
  83. NUS Bachelor of Arts – $3,928 ($4,000)
  84. NTU Sociology – $3,904 ($4,200)
  85. SIT Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) – $3,880 ($4,025)
  86. SUSS Bachelor of Human Resource Management – $3,874 ($4,000)
  87. NTU Chemistry and Biological Chemistry – $3,863 ($4,200)
  88. NTU Maritime Studies – $3,860 ($4,060)
  89. SUTD Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) – $3,842 ($4,200)
  90. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering – $3,836 ($4,200)
  91. NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons) – $3,834 ($4,000)
  92. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Marketing – $3,827 ($4,100)
  93. NUS Bachelor of Science – $3,823 ($4,000)
  94. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Marine Engineering – $3,819 ($4,250)
  95. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) (Hons) – $3,808 ($4,350)
  96. NTU Biological and Biomedical Sciences – $3,808 ($4,100)
  97. SIT Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology – $3,806 ($4,265)
  98. NTU Civil Engineering – $3,788 ($3,975)
  99. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land) – $3,788 ($4,250)
  100. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering – $3,787 ($4,000)
  101. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) – $3,773 ($3,950)
  102. NTU Sports Science and Management – $3,762 ($4,266)
  103. NTU Psychology – $3,743 ($4,015)
  104. NTU Communication Studies – $3,739 ($4,200)
  105. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Pharmaceutical Engineering – $3,736 ($4,000)
  106. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering – $3,719 ($3,933)
  107. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management – $3,702 ($3,900)
  108. NTU English – $3,699 ($4,200)
  109. SIT Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing – $3,697 ($3,990)
  110. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electrical Power Engineering – $3,691 ($3,850)
  111. NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – $3,670 ($3,855)
  112. NUS Bachelor of Music – $3,661 ($3,973)
  113. NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – $3,656 ($3,825)
  114. SIT Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – $3,645 ($3,865)
  115. SUSS Bachelor of Accountancy – $3,635 ($3,663)
  116. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture – $3,592 ($3,850)
  117. SIT Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) – $3,591 ($3,800)
  118. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Offshore Engineering – $3,575 ($3,850)
  119. NTU Chinese – $3,566 ($4,015)
  120. SIT Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) – $3,546 ($3,690)
  121. SUSS Bachelor of Social Work – $3,536 ($3,640)
  122. NTU Philosophy – $3,515 ($3,700)
  123. NTU Linguistics and Multilingual Studies – $3,513 ($3,810)
  124. SIT Bachelor of Arts in Game Design – $3,490 ($3,500)
  125. SIT Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours – $3,431 ($3,460)
  126. NTU Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine – $3,415 ($3,300)
  127. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aircraft Systems Engineering – $3,394 ($4,000)
  128. NTU Art, Design and Media – $3,372 ($3,600)
  129. SIT Bachelor of Science (Radiation Therapy) – $3,328 ($3,500)
  130. SIT Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours – $3,322 ($3,500)
  131. SIT Bachelor of Hospitality Business with Honours – $3,216 ($3,500)
  132. SUSS Bachelor of Early Childhood Education – $3,188 ($3,338)
  133. SIT Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation – $3,125 ($3,500)
  134. SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Communication Design – $2,989 ($3,200)
  135. SIT Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Management – $2,817 ($3,100)
  136. SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interior Design – $2,807 ($3,100)

By Permanent Employment Rate (in brackets are the median salaries)

  1. NTU Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering/Computing – 100.0% ($6,500)
  2. NTU Medicine – 100.0% ($5,600)
  3. NTU Double Degree in Engineering and Economics – 100.0% ($5,000)
  4. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – 100.0% ($4,450)
  5. NTU Science (with Education) – 100.0% ($4,300)
  6. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – 100.0% ($4,200)
  7. NTU Arts (with Education) – 100.0% ($4,129)
  8. SIT Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) – 100.0% ($3,700)
  9. SIT Bachelor of Science (Radiation Therapy) – 100.0% ($3,500)
  10. NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons) – 99.0% ($3,850)
  11. SMU Economics Cum Laude and above – 98.6% ($4,500)
  12. SIT Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) – 98.3% ($3,500)
  13. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Information Security) – 98.2% ($4,950)
  14. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Software Engineering) – 98.0% ($5,000)
  15. SMU Accountancy Cum Laude and above – 98.0% ($4,025)
  16. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – 97.9% ($4,000)
  17. NTU Accountancy – 97.6% ($3,600)
  18. NTU Accountancy and Business – 96.9% ($4,942)
  19. NUS Bachelor of Science (Data Science and Analytics) – 96.8% ($5,500)
  20. SIT Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) – 96.8% ($3,525)
  21. SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science and Design) – 96.7% ($4,800)
  22. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – 96.1% ($6,600)
  23. SMU Accountancy – 96.1% ($3,825)
  24. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) – 96.1% ($3,680)
  25. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – 95.7% ($4,696)
  26. NTU Public Policy and Global Affairs – 95.7% ($4,123)
  27. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture – 95.7% ($3,400)
  28. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – 95.5% ($4,675)
  29. NUS Bachelor of Science (Business Analytics) – 95.2% ($5,500)
  30. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Systems Engineering (ElectroMechanical Systems) – 95.1% ($4,370)
  31. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) – 95.1% ($4,000)
  32. NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – 95.1% ($3,850)
  33. NTU Maritime Studies – 95.1% ($3,740)
  34. NUS Bachelor of Laws – 94.6% ($6,400)
  35. SUSS Bachelor of Accountancy – 94.6% ($3,600)
  36. SMU Information Systems Cum Laude and above – 94.4% ($5,638)
  37. NTU Information Engineering and Media – 93.8% ($4,950)
  38. SMU Information Systems – 93.4% ($5,400)
  39. NTU Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – 93.3% ($4,800)
  40. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – 93.3% ($3,800)
  41. SMU Business Management Cum Laude and above – 93.1% ($4,800)
  42. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – 93.0% ($5,500)
  43. NTU Aerospace Engineering – 93.0% ($5,000)
  44. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – 92.9% ($5,000)
  45. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering – 92.8% ($3,675)
  46. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – 92.7% ($6,000)
  47. SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation – 92.7% ($4,600)
  48. NTU Materials Engineering – 92.6% ($4,500)
  49. SMU Law Cum Laude and above – 92.4% ($6,400)
  50. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – 92.0% ($4,400)
  51. NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – 92.0% ($3,555)
  52. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – 91.9% ($4,525)
  53. NTU Computer Science – 91.7% ($5,500)
  54. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aircraft Systems Engineering – 91.7% ($3,300)
  55. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) – 91.6% ($4,000)
  56. NTU Mechanical Engineering – 91.3% ($4,500)
  57. NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – 91.3% ($3,600)
  58. SMU Law – 91.1% ($6,375)
  59. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Security) – 91.1% ($5,500)
  60. SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Systems and Design) – 90.9% ($4,700)
  61. NTU Bioengineering – 90.9% ($4,200)
  62. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – 90.7% ($4,800)
  63. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management – 90.6% ($3,500)
  64. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Marine Engineering – 90.5% ($3,750)
  65. NTU Environmental Engineering – 90.3% ($3,900)
  66. NTU Electrical and Electronic Engineering – 90.2% ($4,558)
  67. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering – 90.2% ($3,650)
  68. NTU Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine – 90.0% ($3,175)
  69. SMU Economics – 89.9% ($4,500)
  70. SUTD Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) – 89.7% ($3,875)
  71. SIT Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours – 89.1% ($3,300)
  72. NUS Bachelor of Science with Honours (Yale-NUS) – 88.9% ($6,038)
  73. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – 88.9% ($4,000)
  74. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land) – 88.9% ($3,700)
  75. SMU Social Sciences Cum Laude and above – 88.6% ($4,316)
  76. NTU Civil Engineering – 88.4% ($3,650)
  77. NTU Environmental Earth Systems Sciences – 88.0% ($4,023)
  78. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Pharmaceutical Engineering – 87.9% ($3,600)
  79. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – 87.1% ($4,500)
  80. NTU Sociology – 87.1% ($3,800)
  81. SIT Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 87.0% ($3,557)
  82. SIT Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours – 86.8% ($3,400)
  83. SMU Business Management – 86.5% ($4,400)
  84. NTU Business – 86.5% ($4,015)
  85. SIT Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing – 86.4% ($3,700)
  86. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Finance – 86.1% ($4,000)
  87. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics – 86.0% ($4,660)
  88. SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Product Development) – 85.5% ($4,000)
  89. SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design – 85.3% ($4,000)
  90. NTU Computer Engineering – 85.2% ($5,295)
  91. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering) – 85.0% ($4,000)
  92. NTU Physics and Applied Physics – 84.7% ($4,000)
  93. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electrical Power Engineering – 84.5% ($3,600)
  94. NTU Chemistry and Biological Chemistry – 84.0% ($3,700)
  95. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – 83.9% ($4,200)
  96. SMU Social Sciences – 83.3% ($4,000)
  97. NTU Biological and Biomedical Sciences – 83.2% ($3,600)
  98. NTU Data Science and Artificial Intelligence – 82.4% ($5,625)
  99. SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology and Security – 81.8% ($3,850)
  100. NTU Economics – 81.7% ($4,000)
  101. SIT Bachelor of Arts in Game Design – 81.5% ($3,300)
  102. NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – 81.1% ($3,795)
  103. NTU History – 80.8% ($4,000)
  104. SUSS Bachelor of Social Work – 80.6% ($3,640)
  105. NUS Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Yale-NUS) – 80.5% ($4,600)
  106. SIT Bachelor of Hospitality Business with Honours – 80.3% ($3,000)
  107. NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – 80.1% ($3,850)
  108. NTU Communication Studies – 79.7% ($3,500)
  109. SUSS Bachelor of Early Childhood Education – 79.7% ($3,200)
  110. NTU Mathematical Sciences / Mathematical Sciences and Economics – 79.4% ($4,300)
  111. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – 78.8% ($5,100)
  112. NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies – 78.4% ($3,800)
  113. NTU English – 77.2% ($3,748)
  114. NUS Bachelor of Arts – 76.9% ($3,700)
  115. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) (Hons) – 76.5% ($3,700)
  116. SUSS Bachelor of Science in Marketing – 75.6% ($3,600)
  117. SUSS Bachelor of Human Resource Management – 75.0% ($3,588)
  118. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – 74.4% ($4,000)
  119. NTU Sports Science and Management – 74.4% ($3,350)
  120. SIT Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology – 74.1% ($3,700)
  121. NTU Linguistics and Multilingual Studies – 72.5% ($3,500)
  122. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Offshore Engineering – 70.6% ($3,550)
  123. NTU Chinese – 70.5% ($3,600)
  124. NTU Psychology – 69.7% ($3,668)
  125. NTU Philosophy – 69.6% ($3,450)
  126. SIT Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Management – 67.7% ($2,700)
  127. NTU Interdisciplinary Double Major – 66.7% ($4,271)
  128. SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interior Design – 65.7% ($3,000)
  129. SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering – 64.2% ($3,700)
  130. SIT Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation – 63.3% ($3,200)
  131. NTU Art, Design and Media – 63.2% ($3,200)
  132. NUS Bachelor of Science – 63.0% ($3,600)
  133. SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Communication Design – 59.3% ($3,000)
  134. NTU Biological Sciences and Psychology – 50.0% ($4,050)
  135. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – 43.3% ($4,500)
  136. NUS Bachelor of Music – 28.6% ($3,590)

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