Your guide to the most updated starting salary of Singapore university fresh graduates.
Findings and figures are based on the latest Ministry of Education (MOE) 2021 Graduate Employment Survey (GES), jointly conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD), and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)—to collect information on the employment status of graduates approximately six months after the completion of their final examinations.
See notes below for more information.
| Degree | Course Duration (Years) | Conducted By | Number of Graduates Employed | Proportion Employed (%) | Median Gross Monthly Starting Salary ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Accountancy | 3 | NTU | 353 | 88.7 | 3,000 |
| Bachelor of Arts | 3 | NUS | 33 | 39.8 | 3,300 |
| Bachelor of Business | 3 | NTU | 249 | 66.8 | 3,800 |
| Bachelor of Science (Nursing) | 3 | NUS | 107 | 92.2 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Accountancy | 4 | SMU | 178 | 86 | 3,100 |
| Bachelor of Accountancy | 4 | SUSS | 76 | 81.7 | 3,000 |
| Bachelor of Accountancy & Bachelor of Business | 4 | NTU | 116 | 91.3 | 4,405 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Chinese) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 47 | 63.5 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Economics) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 54 | 63.5 | 3,797 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Education) / Bachelor of Arts with Diploma in Education | 4 | NTU | 61 | 98.4 | 3,799 |
| Bachelor of Arts (English) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 38 | 43.2 | 3,450 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | 4 | NUS | 110 | 54.2 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics and Multilingual Studies) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 37 | 63.8 | 3,350 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 53 | 53.5 | 3,300 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 43 | 66.2 | 3,600 |
| Bachelor of Arts with Honours | 4 | NUS | 69 | 65.7 | 3,890 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Honours) | 4 | NUS | 174 | 92.1 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) | 4 | NUS | 284 | 80.7 | 4,000 |
| Bachelor of Business And Computer Engineering | 4 | NTU | 37 | 97.4 | 5,400 |
| Bachelor of Business Management | 4 | SMU | 376 | 68.4 | 3,850 |
| Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 92 | 66.7 | 3,340 |
| Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) | 4 | NUS | 162 | 92.6 | 5,243 |
| Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) | 4 | NUS | 67 | 93.1 | 4,500 |
| Bachelor of Dental Surgery | 4 | NUS | 43 | 100 | 4,200 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 69 | 75.8 | 4,000 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 51 | 53.1 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 83 | 83 | 3,900 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 158 | 78.2 | 4,000 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 96 | 86.5 | 3,590 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 80 | 87 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) | 4 | NTU | 199 | 86.1 | 4,300 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 90 | 81.1 | 5,000 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 34 | 94.4 | 4,100 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 126 | 75.4 | 4,200 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 325 | 75.1 | 3,880 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial And Systems Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 66 | 93 | 4,380 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Information Engineering and Media) | 4 | NTU | 35 | 70 | 4,000 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 98 | 69 | 3,700 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science & Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 41 | 66.1 | 3,900 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) | 4 | NUS | 192 | 69.6 | 3,800 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) | 4 | NTU | 235 | 67.5 | 3,850 |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts (Arts, Design & Media) | 4 | NTU | 41 | 35.7 | 2,800 |
| Bachelor of Science (Physics & Applied Physics) | 4 | NTU | 33 | 48.5 | 3,700 |
| Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 102 | 56.7 | 3,325 |
| Bachelor of Science (Business Analytics) | 4 | NUS | 43 | 84.3 | 5,000 |
| Bachelor of Science (Chemistry & Biological Chemistry) (Honours) | 4 | NTU | 73 | 45.6 | 3,245 |
| Bachelor of Science (Economics) | 4 | SMU | 124 | 70.5 | 3,800 |
| Bachelor of Science (Education) / Bachelor of Science with Diploma in Education | 4 | NTU | 44 | 100 | 3,800 |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) | 4 | NUS | 334 | 57.4 | 3,528 |
| Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) | 4 | SMU | 182 | 83.9 | 4,542 |
| Bachelor of Science (Maritime Studies) | 4 | NTU | 51 | 78.5 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Science (Mathematical Sciences) | 4 | NTU | 91 | 68.9 | 3,656 |
| Bachelor of Science (Mathematics & Economics) | 4 | NTU | 39 | 55.7 | 3,832 |
| Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Honours) | 4 | NUS | 65 | 97 | 3,600 |
| Bachelor of Science (Project & Facilities Management) | 4 | NUS | 60 | 66.7 | 3,200 |
| Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) | 4 | NUS | 70 | 68.6 | 3,630 |
| Bachelor of Science in Marketing | 4 | SUSS | 39 | 51.3 | 2,900 |
| Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) | 4 | NUS | 562 | 65.3 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Social Sciences | 4 | SMU | 84 | 52.8 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Social Work | 4 | SUSS | 33 | 89.2 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Sports Science and Management | 4 | NTU | 31 | 52.5 | 3,300 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Product Development) | 4.5 | SUTD | 46 | 82.1 | 3,800 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Systems and Design) | 4.5 | SUTD | 64 | 77.1 | 4,000 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Information Systems Technology and Design) | 4.5 | SUTD | 82 | 85.4 | 4,500 |
| Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation | 4 | DigiPen Institute of Technology | 37 | 94.9 | 4,400 |
| Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours | 3 | SIT | 99 | 89.2 | 3,100 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Information Security) | 4 | SIT | 38 | 95 | 4,100 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Software Engineering) | 4 | SIT | 38 | 97.4 | 4,190 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Pharmaceutical Engineering | 4 | SIT | 58 | 90.6 | 3,660 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) | 4 | SIT | 49 | 92.5 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering) | 4 | SIT | 32 | 97 | 3,750 |
| Bachelor of Hospitality Business with Honours | 3 | SIT | 103 | 74.6 | 3,000 |
| Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours | 4 | SIT-Massey University | 38 | 88.4 | 2,975 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering | 4 | SIT-Newcastle University | 33 | 73.3 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing | 2 | SIT-University of Glasgow | 46 | 95.8 | 3,800 |
| Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering | 2.5 | Technical University Munich | 34 | 77.3 | 3,300 |
| Bachelor in Science (Occupational Therapy) | 3 to 4 | SIT-Trinity College Dublin / Trinity College Dublin | 33 | 100 | 3,425 |
| Bachelor in Science (Physiotherapy) | 4 | SIT-Trinity College Dublin / Trinity College Dublin | 58 | 98.3 | 3,400 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aeronautical Engineering | 3 | University of Glasgow | 31 | 64.6 | s |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design Engineering | 3 | University of Glasgow | 62 | 93.9 | 3,500 |
| Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechatronics | 3 to 4 | University of Glasgow | 49 | 83.1 | 3,600 |
| Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science | 3 | University of Glasgow | 58 | 89.2 | 4,200 |
| Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology and Security | 3 | University of Liverpool | 57 | 70.4 | 3,695 |
Notes:
1. Number of Graduates Employed refers to those who responded to the survey and indicated they were employed on a full-time permanent basis as at the following dates:
NUS, NTU, SMU, SUSS : 30 Oct 2020
SUTD : 19 Feb 2021
SIT : 1 Mar 2020
2. Proportion Employed refers to the full-time permanently employed as a proportion of graduates who have entered the labour market, approximately 6 months after completing their final examinations. Full-time permanent employment refers to employment of at least 35 hours a week and where the employment is not temporary. It includes those on contracts of one year or more.
3. Median Gross Monthly Starting Salary comprises the basic salary, fixed allowances, overtime pay and commissions. Bonuses are excluded.
Data on law, medical, pharmacy and architecture graduates were not reflected as a significant number of them were still doing practical law course/reading in chambers/under pupillage or serving housemanship.
Source: Graduate Employment Survey conducted by various universities