Graduate Employment Survey SUSS NUS Statistics

This is a subsection of the Graduate Employment Survey blog post. The full blog post can be found here.

Introduction #

In this subsection, we will analyze the Graduate Employment Survey (GES) 2023 report for the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). We will explore the employment outcomes of SUSS graduates, including their employment rates, starting salaries, and job roles. We will identify any trends or insights that emerge from the data and compare the results with previous years.

We will go through the overall statistics before doing a deeper dive on each available course in SUSS.

Overall #

We will show the statistics for each of the courses available in SUSS. We will also compare the statistics with the previous years to identify any trends or insights that emerge from the data.

Cohort Sizes #

Response Rates % #

Bachelor of Human Resource Management #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The gross monthly salary for graduates of the Bachelor of Human Resource Management has been increasing steadily over the years. The median salary has increased from $3000 in 2019 to $3500 in 2023, while the average salary has increased from $2975 (< median) in 2019 to $3650 (> median) in 2023. The 25th and 75th percentile salaries have also shown a similar upward trend.

However, the average salary is higher than the 75th percentile salary consistently. This could be due to a few graduates earning significantly higher salaries, which skews the average salary upwards.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate for graduates of the Bachelor of Human Resource Management increased from 2019 to 2020 and has been decreasing since.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, less graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions. However, they are getting higher salaries.

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The gross monthly salary for graduates of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education has been increasing steadily over the years. The median salary has increased from $3000 in 2020 to $3400 in 2023, while the average salary has increased from $2879 in 2020 to $3328 in 2023. The 25th and 75th percentile salaries have also shown a similar upward trend.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate for graduates of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education has been decreasing since 2020.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, less graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions. However, they are getting higher salaries.

Bachelor of Social Work #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

Data for 2023 is not available as there were small number of graduates / low response rate. In 2023, the median salary and the 75th percentile salary are the same, indicating that all graduates from 50th to the 75th percentile earn the same salary.

As the average is lower than the median, the graduates earning below the median are earning significantly lower salaries, which skews the average salary downwards.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate for graduates of the Bachelor of Social Work has been decreasing since 2020.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, less graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions. However, they are getting higher salaries.

Bachelor of Accountancy #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The range of salaries for graduates of the Bachelor of Accountancy has been increasing steadily over the years. The 25th percentile is very close to the 75th percentile, indicating that most graduates earn similar salaries.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate is fluctuating, but the full-time permanent employment rate has been increasing steadily over the years.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, more graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions and they are getting higher salaries. The range of salaries for graduates of the Bachelor of Accountancy is getting smaller over the years.

Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The range of salaries for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics has been increasing steadily over the years. The 25th percentile is increasing at a faster rate compared to the median and the 75th percentile.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics has been decreasing since 2021.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, less graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions. However, they are getting higher salaries.

Bachelor of Science in Finance #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The range of salaries for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Finance has been increasing steadily over the years. The 25th percentile is increasing at a faster rate compared to the median and the 75th percentile. The difference between the 25th and 75th percentile is very large, indicating that there is a wide range of salaries for graduates of this course. As the average is higher than the median, the graduates earning above the median are earning significantly higher salaries, which skews the average salary upwards.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Finance has been fluctuating over the years. It seels to follow the same trend as the overall outlook of the economy.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, less graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions. It seems that the graduates are getting higher salaries. However, the job market for this course seems to be more volatile compared to the other courses.

Bachelor of Science in Marketing #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The range of salaries for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Marketing has been increasing steadily over the years. The average salary is higher than the median, indicating that the graduates earning above the median are earning significantly higher salaries, which skews the average salary upwards.

Employment Rate % #

The overall employment rate for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Marketing has been fluctuating over the years. It seels to follow the same trend as the overall outlook of the economy. The full-time permanent employment rate seems relatively low compared to the other courses.

Overall #

Overall, based on the data, less graduates are employed in full-time permanent positions. However, they are getting higher salaries.

Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management #

Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #

The range of salaries for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management has been increasing steadily over the years.

Employment Rate % #

The full-time permanent employment rate has also been increasing steadily over the years.

Overall #

The combination of increasing salaries and increasing full-time permanent employment rate indicates a positive outlook for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management.

Bachelor of Public Safety and Security #

The statistics for this course is only available for 2023.

• Employment Rate
  • Overall Employment Rate: 100%
  • Full-time Permanent Employment Rate: 100%
• Gross Monthly Salary
  • Median Salary: $4691
  • Average Salary: $4709
  • 25th Percentile: $3875
  • 75th Percentile: $5300

Bachelor of Law #

There are no available data for this course in SUSS as there were small number of graduates / low response rate.