Nanyang Technological University Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages ,Singapore,Singapore

Nanyang Technological University is a research-intensive university which provides courses in the fields of engineering, science, business, humanities, medicine, etc. It has about 24,580 undergraduates and 8,360 graduate students from about 75 countries. 

Unlike Indian universities and colleges, where the students are placement services through a dedicated placement cell, Nanyang Technological University does not have a separate placement cell. However, the University arranges job fairs and has a NTU Career & Attachment Office (CAO), NBS Career Services Office (CSO), and Graduate Studies Career Development office (GSCDO) where the students are provided with career coaching, industry-specific consultations, mentorships, networking, etc. Approximately 90% of the graduates get employment within 6 months of their final examinations. 

Placement Highlights at NTU 

Head	Data
Total Students	37,900
Percentage of students in Labour Force who are employed	93%
Mean Salary	$49,167
Median Salary	$48,292
Highest Average Salary (Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering/Computing)	$79,000 (Mean Value)
Highest Employment Percentage	Arts (with Education)  Science (with Education)  Medicine  Accountancy and Business
Industrial Research Partners and Recruiters	Alibaba Group, BMW, LightLab Sweden AB, L'Oreal, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Pte Ltd., KPMG, Deloitte, EY, Barclays, Lockheed Martin amongst others
International Academic Partners	CEA: French Alternative Energies and  Atomic Energy Commission, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley, etc.

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Class Profile of NTU for 2021-22 

NTU has approximately 24,580 undergraduate students, 8,360 graduate students, and an alumni base of about 2,54,528 people representing 155 nationalities. 

As per the university data for AY2021-22, the graduate student enrolment is: 

Type	Male	Female
Coursework	2742	3272
Research	1855	1093
Graduate Diploma	213	338
Total	4810 (50.56%)	4703 (49.44%)

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As per the university data for AY2021-22, the undergraduate student enrolment is: 

Type	Male	Female
Full-time	12,722	11,352
Part-time	573	224
Total	13,295 (53.4%)	11,576 (46.6%)

Top Recruiters at NTU for 2020-21 

Placements at NTU span across various sectors, ranging from finance to logistics. The table below gives a highlight of the industries and the employers. 

Industry	Employer
Start-up/VC/Fintech	Insignia, Openspace Ventures, Wirecard
Financial Services	American Express, S&P, Moody’s Analytics
Financial Institutions	Citibank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan
Retail	Adidas, Coca Cola, Dyson, Amazon, Nestle
Pharma/Healthcare	GSK, J&J
Manufacturing	Borouge, Siemens
Oil & Gas	ABB, ENN China
Hospitality	Club Med, Singapore Airlines
Logistics	DHL, Maersk

Get more details at: Internships Abroad: NTU's Summer Research Internship Program for International Students

Placement Comparison for Top Courses offered at NTU for the class of 2020 

Department/Degree	Mean (Monthly)	Median (Monthly)	In Full-Time Permanent Employment
Accountancy and Business	$5,173	$4,500	96.2%
Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering/Computing	$6,578	$6,300	87.5%
Computer Science	$4,924	$4,800	91.0%
Double Degree in Engineering and Economics	$4,566	$4,583	90.9%
Arts (with Education)	$3,718	$3,780	100.0%
Science (with Education)	$3,796	$3,904	100.0%
Medicine (Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine)	$5,404	$5,500	100.0%

Singapore, being a financial hub, offers lucrative placements with highest salaries in finance fields. Computer Science, Economics, Arts, and Medicine are other popular courses. NTU's Class of 2020 earned a mean gross monthly salary of $46,080 annually. Some of the courses with highest returns are mentioned below: 

• Business & Computing (double degree) graduates earned a median gross monthly salary of $64,800 annually 
• Accountancy and Business graduates earned $52,860 annually 

Class Profile and Placement Details for MBA' 20 at NTU 

MBA at NTU has the following class profile: 

• Average age is 28 years 
• Average work experience is that of 6 years 
• There are students from 15 nationalities 
• 40% of the students are women 

As per the Nanyang MBA Career Development Report, the sectorial analysis of placements is as follows:

Locations where the NTU students get placed are given in the following chart: 

The Career Development Report, 2019, published by Nanyang Business School mentions the following details about the placements: 

• 95% of the MBA participants are employed within three months from graduations 
• The average alumni salary three years after graduation is $1,34,036 

• Some of the companies where the MBA graduates of NTU have joined are Agoda, Amazon, Apple, ATKearney, DBS, Deloitte, Dell, just to name a few.

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Campus Placement Support offered at NTU 

NTU does not have traditional placement cell services. However, the University arranges job fairs. It has a NTU Career & Attachment Office (CAO), NBS Career Services Office (CSO), and Graduate Studies Career Development office (GSCDO) where the students are provided with career coaching, industry-specific consultations, mentorships, networking, etc. 

As per the Career Development Report published by Nanyang Business School (NBS), the GSCDO helps students with 1-on-1 career coaching, employer engagement specialists, and career workshops. 

Study/Work Options after Graduation from NTU 

There are multiple career options available for NTU graduates. Some of the options are: 

• Full-time work 
• Part-time work 
• Entrepreneurship 
• Higher studies 

The alumni association of NTU provides the following facilities: 

• Professional development and job opportunities on a portal 
• Academic services 
• More than 90 alumni associations worldwide

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