What fresh graduates from SIT are earning

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Singapore Institute of Technology's (SIT) 2017 Joint Graduate Employment Survey (GES), released today, revealed the institution's graduates continue to be well-received by the industry, with improved employment rates and higher starting salaries.

Surveying 1,530 graduates who completed their studies between October 2016 and September 2017, the findings showed a high overall employment rate of 92.3% - a 3.3 percentage-point increase from 89.0% in 2016. At the same time, the proportion of graduates who secured full-time permanent (FTP) employment increased to 82.9% in 2017 - a 5.8 percentage-point jump from 77.1% in 2016.

Beyond FTP employment, around 2.8% of graduates in the labour force were in freelance employment in 2017. While the percentage in part-time/temporary employment decreased to 6.6% in 2017 - a 2.8 percentage-point drop from 9.4% in 2016.

Salary wise, an increase was found among fresh graduates employed in FTP employment. SIT's graduates earned a mean gross monthly salary of S$3,350 in 2017, compared to $3,282 in 2016. While median gross monthly salary remained similar to last year at S$3,200.

When it comes to the top earners, those graduating with a bachelor of science in computer science in real-time interactive simulation (DigiPen Institute of Technology) took the cake, bringing in a mean gross monthly salary of S$3,904. This was followed by graduates with a bachelor of engineering with honours in offshore engineering (Newcastle University) who took home S$3,866 a month, and those with a bachelor of arts with honours in criminology and security (University of Liverpool) with a mean gross monthly salary of S$3,825.

The five courses with the highest monthly salaries

#1 Bachelor of science in computer science in real-time interactive simulation

Overseas University partner: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Mean gross monthly salary: S$3,904
Median gross monthly salary: S$3,800
Overall employment rate: 96.9%
FTP employment rate: 90.6%

#2 Bachelor of engineering with honours in offshore engineering

Overseas University partner: Newcastle University
Mean gross monthly salary: S$3,866
Median gross monthly salary: S$3,300
Overall employment rate: 100.0%
FTP employment rate: 86.7%

#3 Bachelor of arts with honours in criminology and security

Overseas University partner: University of Liverpool
Mean gross monthly salary: S$3,825
Median gross monthly salary: S$3,800
Overall employment rate: 86.4%
FTP employment rate: 69.5%

#4 Bachelor of science with honours in nursing practice

Overseas University partner: University of Manchester
Mean gross monthly salary: S$3,741
Median gross monthly salary: S$3,650
Overall employment rate: 98.2%
FTP employment rate: 96.5%

#5 Bachelor of science with honours in computing science

Overseas University partner: University of Glasgow
Mean gross monthly salary: S$3,724
Median gross monthly salary: S$3,600
Overall employment rate: 95.8%
FTP employment rate: 85.9%

On the flipside, the lowest earners were graduates with a bachelor of professional studies in culinary arts management (The Culinary Institute of America) with a mean gross monthly salary of S$2,598. Followed by those with a bachelor of hospitality business with honours (SIT conferred degree) who took home S$2,829 and those with a bachelor of arts with honours in interior design (The Glasgow School of Art) with a mean gross monthly salary of S$2,841.

The five courses with the lowest monthly salaries

#1 Bachelor of professional studies in culinary arts management