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Table: Graduate Starting Salary 2021

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Graduate Employment Survey 2023 (Published 2024)

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

This year’s top degree programme is NUS’s Bachelor of Laws . With a mean starting salary of $7,244 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 5 spots, SMU 4 spots and NTU just 1 spot.

In terms of employability, NTU Environmental Engineering, SIT Game Design and NUS Music are at the bottom.

In total, 137 degree programmes feature in this ranking.

Data used in this article are based on the 2023 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)

NUS Bachelor of Laws – $7,244 ($7,100)
SMU Computer Science Cum Laude and above – $6,902 ($7,752)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – $6,877 ($7,700)
NTU Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering/Computing – $6,799 ($7,000)
SMU Law Cum Laude and above – $6,690 ($7,000)
SMU Law – $6,509 ($7,000)
SMU Computer Science – $6,120 ($6,500)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Business Analytics) – $6,030 ($6,600)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – $6,002 ($7,500)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – $5,937 ($6,000)
SMU Information Systems Cum Laude and above – $5,866 ($6,666)
NTU Double Degree in Engineering and Economics – $5,812 ($6,500)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – $5,737 ($6,355)
SUTD Bachelor of Engineerin (Computer Science and Design) – $5,725 ($6,600)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Security) – $5,707 ($6,210)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation – $5,679 ($6,656)
NTU Computer Engineering – $5,631 ($6,200)
SMU Economics Cum Laude and above – $5,565 ($6,000)
SMU Information Systems – $5,530 ($6,250)
NUS Bachelor of Science with Honours – $5,490 ($6,372)
NTU Computer Science – $5,440 ($6,000)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – $5,413 ($5,800)
NTU Data Science and Artificial Intelligence – $5,352 ($6,250)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Software Engineering) – $5,313 ($5,900)
SMU Business Management Cum Laude and above – $5,244 ($5,500)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Data Science and Analytics) – $5,166 ($5,500)
SIT Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science – $5,113 ($5,500)
SMU Accountancy Cum Laude and above – $5,069 ($5,400)
SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Systems and Design) – $5,046 ($5,300)
NTU Accountancy and Business – $5,030 ($5,344)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Finance – $4,965 ($5,200)
SMU Economics – $4,937 ($5,254)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Information Security) – $4,927 ($5,563)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – $4,918 ($5,350)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Systems Engineering (ElectroMechanical Systems) – $4,913 ($5,500)
NUS Bachelor of Arts with Honours – $4,908 ($5,500)
NTU Information Engineering and Media – $4,857 ($5,100)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – $4,850 ($5,450)
NTU Aerospace Engineering – $4,845 ($5,700)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics – $4,840 ($5,200)
NTU Electrical and Electronic Engineering – $4,803 ($5,100)
SMU Business Management – $4,795 ($5,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – $4,744 ($4,990)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – $4,722 ($5,046)
SUSS Bachelor of Public Safety and Security – $4,709 ($5,300)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design – $4,681 ($5,200)
NUS Bachelor of Science – $4,642 ($4,800)
NTU Business – $4,609 ($5,000)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology – $4,606 ($4,800)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – $4,605 ($5,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – $4,602 ($4,760)
NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – $4,589 ($4,950)
NTU Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences – $4,574 ($4,800)
NTU Economics – $4,561 ($4,975)
SMU Social Sciences Cum Laude and above – $4,547 ($5,000)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture – $4,540 ($5,650)
SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology and Security – $4,533 ($5,293)
NTU Mechanical Engineering – $4,481 ($4,864)
SMU Accountancy – $4,463 ($4,700)
SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Product Development) – $4,408 ($5,000)
NTU Public Policy and Global Affairs – $4,401 ($5,124)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering) – $4,400 ($4,800)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aerospace Engineering – $4,372 ($4,400)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – $4,371 ($4,700)
NTU Science (and Education) – $4,370 ($4,651)
NTU Materials Engineering – $4,351 ($4,645)
SUTD Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) – $4,335 ($4,500)
SMU Social Sciences – $4,330 ($4,780)
NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – $4,304 ($4,500)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land) – $4,303 ($4,800)
NTU Maritime Studies – $4,302 ($4,500)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – $4,299 ($4,588)
NTU Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – $4,299 ($4,550)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering – $4,292 ($4,500)
NUS Bachelor of Arts – $4,291 ($5,000)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – $4,290 ($4,500)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) – $4,243 ($4,600)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – $4,239 ($4,500)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering – $4,236 ($4,500)
NTU History – $4,233 ($4,500)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering – $4,216 ($4,650)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Marine Engineering – $4,211 ($4,400)
NTU Environmental Earth Systems Science – $4,202 ($4,650)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – $4,199 ($3,820)
NTU Arts (and Education) – $4,185 ($4,600)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electrical Power Engineering – $4,180 ($4,510)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aircraft Systems Engineering – $4,168 ($4,900)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Air Transport Management) – $4,159 ($4,365)
NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies – $4,142 ($4,400)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – $4,139 ($4,500)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – $4,139 ($4,500)
NTU Accountancy – $4,119 ($4,000)
NTU Biological and Biomedical Sciences – $4,116 ($4,300)
NTU Environmental Engineering – $4,099 ($4,337)
NTU Interdisciplinary Double Major – $4,085 ($4,300)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Pharmaceutical Engineering – $4,085 ($4,300)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – $4,083 ($4,500)
NTU Bioengineering – $4,077 ($4,450)
NTU Physics and Applied Physics – $4,076 ($4,400)
NTU Philosophy – $4,056 ($4,550)
NUS Bachelor of Music – $4,053 ($4,500)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management – $4,038 ($4,363)
NTU Civil Engineering – $4,012 ($4,232)
NTU Chinese – $4,007 ($4,530)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering – $4,006 ($4,300)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – $4,002 ($4,300)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – $4,000 ($4,299)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) (Hons) – $3,999 ($4,200)
NTU Sociology – $3,994 ($4,400)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons) – $3,981 ($4,250)
NTU Chemistry and Biological Chemistry – $3,941 ($4,200)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – $3,923 ($4,200)
NTU Psychology – $3,913 ($4,268)
NTU Linguistics and Multilingual Studies – $3,899 ($4,238)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Marketing – $3,896 ($4,040)
SIT Bachelor of Arts in Game Design – $3,884 ($4,250)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) – $3,879 ($4,050)
SIT Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours – $3,841 ($4,000)
NTU Sports Science and Management – $3,837 ($4,319)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) – $3,836 ($3,990)
NTU English – $3,803 ($4,180)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Offshore Engineering – $3,798 ($3,900)
SIT Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing – $3,797 ($4,100)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Radiation Therapy) – $3,768 ($4,060)
NTU Communication Studies – $3,719 ($4,000)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) – $3,697 ($3,850)
SUSS Bachelor of Human Resource Management – $3,650 ($3,904)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) – $3,630 ($3,800)
SIT Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation – $3,628 ($3,825)
SUSS Bachelor of Accountancy – $3,601 ($3,600)
NTU Art, Design and Media – $3,515 ($3,755)
NUS Bachelor of Landscape Architecture – $3,506 ($3,500)
SIT Bachelor of Hospitality Business with Honours – $3,469 ($3,740)
SIT Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours – $3,380 ($3,600)
NTU Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine – $3,358 ($3,600)
SUSS Bachelor of Early Childhood Education – $3,328 ($3,525)
SIT Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Management – $2,969 ($3,500)

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

NTU Double Degree in Engineering and Economics – 100.0% ($5,405)
SUSS Bachelor of Public Safety and Security – 100.0% ($4,691)
NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – 100.0% ($4,550)
NTU Science (and Education) – 100.0% ($4,300)
NTU Arts (and Education) – 100.0% ($4,200)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture – 100.0% ($4,000)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) – 100.0% ($3,800)
SMU Law – 99.2% ($7,000)
SMU Law Cum Laude and above – 98.9% ($7,000)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Software Engineering) – 98.1% ($5,200)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) – 98.1% ($3,674)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) – 97.6% ($3,775)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons) – 97.0% ($4,000)
NUS Bachelor of Laws – 96.9% ($7,000)
NTU Environmental Earth Systems Science – 96.3% ($4,138)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Information Security) – 96.0% ($4,800)
SMU Economics Cum Laude and above – 95.7% ($4,833)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) – 95.7% ($3,669)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation – 95.6% ($5,500)
NTU Accountancy – 95.5% ($3,600)
NTU Accountancy and Business – 95.4% ($4,650)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – 95.4% ($3,850)
NTU Civil Engineering – 95.0% ($4,000)
SMU Accountancy Cum Laude and above – 94.9% ($4,500)
SMU Accountancy – 94.7% ($3,900)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – 94.6% ($4,600)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – 94.4% ($4,200)
SMU Computer Science Cum Laude and above – 94.1% ($6,250)
SUSS Bachelor of Accountancy – 94.1% ($3,600)
NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies – 93.8% ($4,000)
NUS Bachelor of Landscape Architecture – 93.8% ($3,450)
SMU Information Systems Cum Laude and above – 93.5% ($5,625)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Marine Engineering – 93.5% ($3,900)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land) – 93.3% ($4,000)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) (Hons) – 93.1% ($3,900)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Business Analytics) – 93.0% ($5,500)
SMU Computer Science – 92.7% ($5,800)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Systems Engineering (ElectroMechanical Systems) – 92.7% ($4,800)
SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Product Development) – 92.3% ($4,200)
NTU Maritime Studies – 92.3% ($4,200)
SMU Business Management Cum Laude and above – 92.0% ($4,875)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – 91.9% ($6,333)
SIT Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours – 91.8% ($3,600)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Pharmaceutical Engineering – 91.5% ($3,955)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – 91.4% ($5,500)
SMU Economics – 91.3% ($4,500)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management – 91.3% ($4,000)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Radiation Therapy) – 90.9% ($3,775)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – 90.6% ($4,800)
SIT Bachelor of Hospitality Business with Honours – 90.0% ($3,300)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – 89.7% ($4,800)
NTU Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering/Computing – 89.5% ($6,210)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Security) – 89.5% ($5,500)
SMU Information Systems – 88.4% ($5,400)
SIT Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing – 88.4% ($3,800)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – 87.9% ($4,490)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – 87.7% ($4,000)
NTU Computer Engineering – 87.5% ($5,400)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering – 87.3% ($3,800)
NTU Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – 87.0% ($4,200)
SUTD Bachelor of Engineerin (Computer Science and Design) – 86.8% ($5,190)
SIT Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science – 86.8% ($5,000)
SMU Business Management – 86.8% ($4,436)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – 86.6% ($4,000)
NTU Computer Science – 86.5% ($5,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – 86.2% ($5,595)
SUTD Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Systems and Design) – 86.0% ($4,500)
SIT Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology and Security – 85.7% ($4,561)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Offshore Engineering – 85.7% ($3,675)
NTU Electrical and Electronic Engineering – 85.6% ($4,800)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aircraft Systems Engineering – 85.3% ($4,400)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 85.3% ($3,950)
NTU Business – 85.2% ($4,255)
NUS Bachelor of Arts with Honours – 85.2% ($4,250)
NTU Interdisciplinary Double Major – 85.2% ($4,000)
NTU Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine – 85.2% ($3,350)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology – 85.0% ($4,280)
SUTD Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) – 84.9% ($4,100)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electrical Power Engineering – 84.7% ($4,100)
SIT Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design – 84.4% ($4,490)
NTU Biological and Biomedical Sciences – 83.9% ($3,980)
NTU Aerospace Engineering – 83.8% ($4,763)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – 83.5% ($3,855)
NTU Data Science and Artificial Intelligence – 83.3% ($5,250)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics – 83.3% ($4,800)
NTU Public Policy and Global Affairs – 83.0% ($4,202)
NUS Bachelor of Science with Honours – 82.9% ($4,600)
NTU Mechanical Engineering – 82.5% ($4,400)
SIT Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours – 81.8% ($3,300)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – 81.7% ($4,000)
SMU Social Sciences – 81.5% ($4,000)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Finance – 81.4% ($4,500)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) – 81.4% ($4,100)
SMU Social Sciences Cum Laude and above – 81.3% ($4,312)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – 80.7% ($4,405)
NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – 80.7% ($4,015)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Data Science and Analytics) – 80.4% ($5,000)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering – 80.3% ($4,100)
NTU Bioengineering – 80.0% ($4,043)
SIT Bachelor of Science (Air Transport Management) – 80.0% ($3,980)
SIT Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Management – 78.9% ($3,050)
NTU Philosophy – 78.8% ($4,000)
NTU Materials Engineering – 77.9% ($4,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – 77.8% ($4,500)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – 77.6% ($5,167)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering – 77.6% ($4,000)
NTU Communication Studies – 77.4% ($3,675)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – 76.9% ($3,600)
SUSS Bachelor of Human Resource Management – 75.9% ($3,500)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – 75.5% ($4,346)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – 74.4% ($4,243)
NTU Sociology – 74.1% ($4,008)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – 73.6% ($4,008)
NTU Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences – 73.3% ($4,250)
SUSS Bachelor of Early Childhood Education – 73.2% ($3,400)
NTU History – 73.1% ($4,200)
NTU Physics and Applied Physics – 72.3% ($4,000)
NTU Sports Science and Management – 71.7% ($3,850)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – 71.4% ($4,000)
NTU Economics – 70.9% ($4,314)
NTU Chinese – 70.9% ($4,090)
NUS Bachelor of Science – 70.6% ($4,250)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering – 70.3% ($4,100)
NTU Information Engineering and Media – 69.1% ($4,800)
NTU Psychology – 68.4% ($4,000)
SUSS Bachelor of Science in Marketing – 67.5% ($3,600)
NTU Chemistry and Biological Chemistry – 66.4% ($3,800)
NUS Bachelor of Arts – 66.1% ($3,745)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering) – 65.1% ($4,688)
NTU English – 63.0% ($3,775)
SIT Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aerospace Engineering – 62.9% ($4,200)
SIT Bachelor of Arts in Game Design – 60.7% ($3,600)
NTU Linguistics and Multilingual Studies – 56.9% ($3,950)
NTU Environmental Engineering – 54.5% ($4,115)
SIT Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation – 54.3% ($3,500)
NTU Art, Design and Media – 52.4% ($3,498)
NUS Bachelor of Music – 50.0% ($4,000)