![]() ![]() Although engineering and technology degrees seem appealing due to their promises of higher salaries, degrees in math and science shouldn’t be undervalued.ĭegrees in statistics made the top five for both salary and potential number of jobs available, which makes it a good all round choice. With almost all South African universities charging very high tuition fees, students are rightly concerned with the cost of further education. Math and Science still in a league of their own STEM degrees with the most jobs available Degree Job seekers with an Information Technology (IT) degree were the most in demand with a whopping 13,743 job vacancies, followed by computer science, with 4,303 vacancies on offer. ![]() As AI rises in business and society, the demand for employees with tech skills and knowledge continues to sky rocket. Graduates looking to land high-paying jobs that also offer a variety of career opportunities, a degree in computer science is probably your best bet. Due to their nature, only 256 job ads across South Africa mention either of these subjects as a requirement to apply for the role. Information Technology graduates have the most job opportunitiesĪlthough graduates with aeronautical engineering and chemical engineering degrees have high earning potential, they are definitely not the most in demand. Graduates that have degrees in mathematics and life sciences are offered average take-home pays of R389,887 and R313,400, with degrees in life science valued below the SA average salary of R356,735 per year. Graduates with civil engineering and computer science degrees came in at second and third place, earning average salaries of R577,579 and R546,259 respectively. Coming in at the top of the results, chemical engineers earned average salaries of R603,999 if they held bachelors or master’s degrees in the subject. Engineering graduates now earn more than any other STEM gradsĪdzuna’s research, which was conducted in August 2018, compared the average salaries of jobs that require applicants to have specific STEM degrees. Highest paying STEM degrees in South AfricaĪfter analyzing over 140,000 online job posts, Adzuna has revealed the degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) that are bound to bring in the most cash after graduation. ![]()
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