10 university degrees with the highest starting salaries in Singapore

Bachelor of Computer Science , National University of Singapore has an average salary of up to 7,000 SGD (125 million VND) per month.

A graduate employment survey was jointly conducted by Singapore's Ministryof Education and leading universities on more than 19,000 students at the end of 2022. The participating universities included the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the University of Social Sciences (SUSS).

NUS and NTU dominate the list of 10 university degrees with the highest starting salaries. The majors with high salaries are mainly Computer Science, Data Science, Business and Law.

Students with a Computer Science degree from NUS earn the most after graduation, followed by the NUS Bachelor of Science Honours in conjunction with Yale University (USA) and the dual Bachelor of Business Administration and Computer Technology at NTU.

Specifically as follows:

TT	Degree (school)	Average Income (SGD/month)
1	Computer Science (NUS)	7,000
2	Science - Honours (Yale-NUS)	6,700
3	Dual Degree Program in Business Administration and Computer Technology (NTU)	6,300
4	Computer Engineering (NUS)	6,200
5	Law (NUS)	5,900
6	Business Analytics (NUS)	5,800
7	Business Administration (NUS)	5,700
8	Law - Honours or above (SMU)	5,600
9	Data Science and Analytics (NUS)	5,600
10	Computer Science and Design (SUTD)	5,500

If calculated by industry group, Law has the highest post-graduation salary, with 6,4000 SGD per month (113 million VND).

Second is the Information Technology group - 5,700 SGD per month (100 million VND). Next is the Engineering group, students receive 4,600 SGD per month (82 million VND) after graduation.

Bachelor of National University of Singapore. Photo: NUS Fanpage — Bachelor of National University of Singapore. Photo: *NUS Fanpage*

According to the US International Trade Administration (ITA), there are currently about 50,000 international students studying in Singapore, mainly from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India and South Korea.

The Lion City’s six high-quality public universities were also included in the survey. Among them, NUS is the only Asian university to make it into the top eight best universities in the world in 2024 according to the QS World Ranking.

Tuition fees for international students range from SGD 17,800-86,000 (VND 300 million-1.5 billion) per year.

Khanh Linh

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