Most-Employable Courses in Nigeria
Ranked by graduate hiring rate, time-to-first-job, and Nigerian labour-market demand.
| # | Course | Degree | Employability | Mid Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicine and Surgery | MBBS | 5/10 | ₦500K-1.2M |
| 2 | Nursing Science | BNSc | 5/10 | ₦200K-400K |
| 3 | Computer Science | BSc | 5/10 | ₦500K-1.2M |
| 4 | Software Engineering | BSc | 5/10 | ₦600K-1.5M |
| 5 | Data Science | BSc | 5/10 | ₦700K-1.5M |
| 6 | Accounting | BSc | 5/10 | ₦300K-700K |
| 7 | Pharmacy | PharmD | 5/10 | ₦400K-800K |
| 8 | Public Health | BPH | 5/10 | ₦400,000–₦900,000 |
| 9 | Actuarial Science | BSc | 5/10 | ₦500,000–₦1,200,000 |
| 10 | Food Science and Technology | BSc | 5/10 | ₦400,000–₦900,000 |
| 11 | Production Engineering | BEng | 5/10 | ₦450,000–₦1,000,000 |
| 12 | Industrial Engineering | BEng | 5/10 | ₦500,000–₦1,200,000 |
| 13 | Information Systems | BSc | 5/10 | ₦500,000–₦1,500,000 |
| 14 | Medical Rehabilitation | BSc | 5/10 | ₦400,000–₦900,000 |
| 15 | Mechanical Engineering | BEng | 4/10 | ₦400K-800K |
| 16 | Law | LLB | 4/10 | ₦400K-1M |
| 17 | Architecture | BSc | 4/10 | ₦400K-900K |
| 18 | Chemistry | BSc | 4/10 | ₦200,000–₦450,000 |
| 19 | Biotechnology | BSc | 4/10 | ₦250,000–₦500,000 |
| 20 | Environmental Science | BSc | 4/10 | ₦220,000–₦480,000 |
| 21 | Geography | BSc | 4/10 | ₦200,000–₦450,000 |
| 22 | French | BA | 4/10 | ₦300,000–₦700,000 |
| 23 | German | BA | 4/10 | ₦350,000–₦800,000 |
| 24 | Arabic | BA | 4/10 | ₦200,000–₦450,000 |
| 25 | Fine Arts | BA | 4/10 | ₦250,000–₦600,000 |
| 26 | Music | BA | 4/10 | ₦300,000–₦1,000,000 |
| 27 | Public Administration | BSc | 4/10 | ₦180,000–₦400,000 |
| 28 | Insurance | BSc | 4/10 | ₦300,000–₦700,000 |
| 29 | Special Education | BEd | 4/10 | ₦180,000–₦400,000 |
| 30 | Educational Management | BEd | 4/10 | ₦200,000–₦450,000 |