The Briefcase Index has published its 2026 ranking of the most employable degrees in Singapore, highlighting healthcare, education, and professional programmes as leading fields for fresh graduates. The rankings are based on data from the 2025 Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey, released by the Ministry of Education on 5 March 2026.
The survey assessed undergraduate programmes across Singapore’s autonomous universities, including the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Singapore Management University (SMU), among others. The aim was to identify degrees with the strongest immediate job-market outcomes for graduates.
A spokesperson from Briefcase Index stated, “For students and families, employability is one of the clearest indicators of how well a degree translates into career outcomes. For employers and education-focused organisations, these rankings indicate which programmes are producing talent aligned with workforce demand.”
The top-ranked degree is the Arts and Science programmes in an Academic Discipline and in Education from the National Institute of Education (NIE), achieving a 100% full-time permanent employment rate. Other high-ranking degrees include NTU Medicine, NUS Dentistry, and NUS Medicine. SIT’s Physiotherapy (Honours) and Occupational Therapy (Honours) also featured prominently, with employment rates of 99% and 98%, respectively.
These rankings provide valuable insights for prospective students and their families as they navigate university admissions, offering a clearer picture of which degrees offer the best employment prospects in Singapore’s competitive job market.
