List Of Marketable Courses In Kenya
A lucrative and marketable course therefore is such that has greater opportunity for generating income in the labour market. When students choose their courses of study, one of the factors being considered is the lucrative marketable nature of the course.
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Marketable Courses in Kenya
Below are the full List of Marketable Courses In Kenya
MOST MARKETABLE COURSES IN KENYA
1. Bachelor of Commerce plus CPA/CFA/ACCA/CIFA- Bachelor of Commerce remains one of the most marketable courses in Kenya. But before you decide to enroll for the business course ensure you also enroll for a professional course. KUCCPS Marketable Courses
2. Software Engineering/Web Design
The growth of social media and the development of mobile apps have created opportunity for software engineers to find a place in Kenya. Web Designers have not been left behind either; they have several opportunities related to web design and management as several Kenyans opt to start websites to have their presence on the internet.one of the most marketable courses in Kenya
3. Medicine –Medicine has been and still remains the most marketable course in the country. If you have resources to enroll for the course then do it in .
4. Architecture/Structural Engineering
The two courses go hand in hand and they are regarded as the best in the Kenyan job market. There are several wonderful opportunities for Architectures and Structural Engineers in Kenya.
5.Nursing/Pharmacy
Nursing and pharmacy are courses you cannot overlook when picking a nice course that would give you a better life in future.The best thing with these two courses is that even if you are not lucky to get a job you can employ yourself.
6. Quantity Survey
If you want to do a course that will make your rich as quickly as possible then this is the course. Quantity survey is wonderful, it’s rare and one of the few courses with graduates who are loaded
7. GIS and Remote Sensing
GIS deals with spatial analysis and mapping. The GIS is the idea behind Google Earth and Google Maps. This is a rare course in Kenya which you should do everything to pursue. It’s so marketable that any graduate spotted with the qualifications is offered a job without applying for one.
8. Statistics
Statistics is both marketable at undergraduate and Masters Level. The professionals in this career are well paid and it’s rare to find a statistics graduate being jobless. The average salary for a fresh statistics graduate is Ksh75, 000.
9.Electrical/Civil Engineering
These two courses are also marketable but Civil Engineering is better because it has more opportunities than Electrical Engineering
10. Business information technology
11. Monitoring and Evaluation
It doesn’t matter which level you’ll do this course, but I want you to know that the course is so marketable in Kenya. Please be the first one to pursue the course in 2016.
12.Real Estate- This is a very new course in Kenya which is offered at the University of Nairobi. Real estate has emerged as among the best courses to study in Kenya especially those who wish to work in the real estate, insurance and financial sectors
13. Procurement and Logistics
14. IT
WORST COURSES N KENYA TODAY
Below is a list of some of the courses which have received low number of applicants so far according to KUCCPS Website.
UON
1 BACHELOR OF ARTS
2 BACHELOR OF ARTS (ANTHROPOLOGY)
3 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (METEOROLOGY)
4 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC)
5 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (RANGE MANAGEMENT)
6 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (MANAGEMENT OF AGRO- ECOSYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT)
7 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS)
8 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (LEATHER TECHNOLOGY)
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
1 BACHELOR OF MUSIC
2 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS) GERMAN
3 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION)
4 BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
5 BACHELOR OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
6 BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT)
7 BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
8 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (PHYSICAL EDUCATION)
9 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (CROP IMPROVEMENT & PROTECTION)
10 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE)
11 BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
12 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (RECREATION & LEISURE MANAGEMENT)
13 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (CONSERVATION BIOLOGY)
14 BACHELOR OF MUSIC (TECHNOLOGY)
15 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Which is the most marketable course in Kenya?
Medicine has always been and continues to be the most marketable course in the country. If you have enough time and money to enroll in the course, go ahead and do it. However, keep in mind that a passion for the medical field is required.