Fresh lawyers are at the top of the salary ranking table yet again, but this time SMU holds the top two spots, beating NUS by a hair’s breadth. (See our GES ranking for last year.)

Those with medical-related degrees are the next best earners, followed quite closely by those with business-related degrees.

Computing-related degrees fare quite well too.

At the bottom of the table are: Music, Art Design & Media, Chinese Medicine and Nursing.

Data used in this article are based on the 2012 Graduate Employment Survey Results consolidated and released by MOE in early 2013.

Without further ado, we present this year’s ranking:

By Average Gross Monthly Salaries (in brackets are the 75th-percentile salaries)

SMU Law (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $5,082 ($5,450)
SMU Law (4-years programme) – $4,975 ($5,250)
NUS Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) – $4,963 ($5,200)
NUS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery – $4,799 ($5,300)
NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – $4,250 ($4,400)
SMU Economics (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $4,053 ($4,314)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – $3,976 ($4,000)
SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,946 ($4,100)
SMU Business Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,854 ($4,167)
SMU Economics (4-years programme) – $3,768 ($4,075)
SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,765 ($4,192)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – $3,717 ($4,000)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – $3,683 ($4,000)
NTU Business and Computing – $3,651 ($4,000)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering) – $3,630 ($3,942)
NTU Aerospace Engineering – $3,578 ($3,809)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons) – $3,560 ($3,800)
SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,496 ($4,013)
NTU Accountancy and Business – $3,464 ($3,750)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – $3,442 ($3,815)
NTU Arts (with Education) – $3,430 ($3,500)
NTU Science (with Education) – $3,428 ($3,600)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – $3,423 ($3,475)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – $3,403 ($3,450)
SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) – $3,383 ($3,800)
NTU Computer Science – $3,371 ($3,700)
NTU Mathematical Science – $3,364 ($3,600)
NTU Electrical And Electronic Engineering – $3,359 ($3,500)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – $3,357 ($3,500)
SMU Business Management (4-years programme) – $3,348 ($3,500)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – $3,344 ($3,580)
NTU Computer Engineering – $3,336 ($3,500)
NTU Maritime Studies – $3,336 ($3,670)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – $3,335 ($3,510)
NTU Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering – $3,314 ($3,709)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – $3,301 ($3,500)
NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – $3,290 ($3,600)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) – $3,289 ($3,500)
SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) – $3,289 ($3,705)
NTU Physics / Applied Physics – $3,284 ($3,703)
NTU Mechanical Engineering – $3,272 ($3,500)
NTU Civil Engineering – $3,270 ($3,400)
SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) – $3,268 ($3,500)
NTU Business (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – $3,268 ($3,500)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – $3,238 ($3,225)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – $3,232 ($3,613)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – $3,206 ($3,409)
NTU Materials Engineering – $3,206 ($3,400)
NTU Economics – $3,190 ($3,534)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – $3,190 ($3,410)
NTU Mathematics & Economics – $3,180 ($3,500)
NTU English – $3,179 ($3,500)
NTU Environmental Engineering – $3,176 ($3,375)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – $3,169 ($3,500)
NTU Sociology – $3,162 ($3,588)
NTU Chinese – $3,157 ($3,450)
NUS Bachelor of Arts – $3,157 ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – $3,139 ($3,500)
NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – $3,127 ($3,450)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – $3,101 ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) – $3,079 ($3,300)
NTU Linguistics And Multilingual Studies – $3,066 ($3,300)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) – $3,060 ($3,340)
NTU Biological Sciences – $3,055 ($3,260)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – $3,046 ($3,200)
NTU Bioengineering – $3,044 ($3,375)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – $3,042 ($3,260)
NTU Information Engineering And Media – $2,974 ($3,319)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) – $2,971 ($3,320)
NTU Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – $2,969 ($3,000)
NTU Psychology – $2,953 ($3,302)
NTU Communication Studies – $2,941 ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Science – $2,920 ($3,104)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – $2,886 ($3,063)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – $2,882 ($2,800)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – $2,866 ($3,000)
NTU Biomedical Sciences—Traditional Chinese Medicine – $2,830 ($3,228)
NTU Art, Design & Media – $2,783 ($3,025)
NUS Bachelor of Music – $2,397 ($3,000)
By Permanent Employment Rate (in brackets are the median salaries)

SMU Law (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 100.0% ($5,000)
NUS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery – 100.0% ($4,900)
NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – 100.0% ($4,005)
NTU Arts (with Education) – 100.0% ($3,467)
NTU Science (with Education) – 100.0% ($3,467)
NTU Civil Engineering – 100.0% ($3,180)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons) – 98.5% ($3,525)
NUS Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) – 98.1% ($5,000)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – 98.0% ($2,950)
SMU Law (4-years programme) – 97.2% ($5,000)
SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 97.0% ($3,261)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – 96.9% ($3,000)
NTU Biomedical Sciences—Traditional Chinese Medicine – 96.7% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – 96.6% ($2,750)
NTU Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – 96.5% ($2,720)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – 96.2% ($3,000)
NTU Accountancy and Business – 95.9% ($3,380)
NTU Business and Computing – 95.2% ($3,450)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – 95.1% ($3,800)
NTU Computer Engineering – 95.0% ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – 94.1% ($3,100)
SMU Business Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 93.8% ($3,500)
NTU Maritime Studies – 93.6% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) – 93.1% ($3,100)
SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) – 93.0% ($2,800)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – 92.9% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – 92.5% ($3,300)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – 91.8% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – 91.4% ($3,250)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) – 91.4% ($3,010)
NTU Computer Science – 91.1% ($3,192)
NTU Chinese – 90.9% ($3,180)
NTU Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering – 90.7% ($3,275)
NTU Business (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – 90.5% ($3,100)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – 90.3% ($3,250)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – 90.0% ($3,375)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering) – 90.0% ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – 90.0% ($3,100)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – 89.8% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – 88.3% ($3,200)
NTU Mechanical Engineering – 88.1% ($3,100)
NUS Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) – 88.0% ($3,000)
NTU Information Engineering And Media – 87.9% ($3,000)
NTU Electrical And Electronic Engineering – 87.6% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – 87.3% ($3,100)
NTU Aerospace Engineering – 87.1% ($3,500)
SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 86.7% ($3,260)
SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) – 86.5% ($3,150)
SMU Business Management (4-years programme) – 85.6% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – 84.3% ($3,200)
SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 84.2% ($3,831)
SMU Economics (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 84.2% ($3,500)
NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – 84.2% ($2,830)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – 83.7% ($3,125)
NTU Communication Studies – 83.6% ($2,900)
NTU Mathematical Science – 83.3% ($3,200)
SMU Economics (4-years programme) – 82.7% ($3,500)
NTU Mathematics & Economics – 82.1% ($3,125)
NTU Materials Engineering – 81.3% ($3,032)
NTU Economics – 81.1% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – 80.4% ($3,200)
SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) – 79.5% ($3,000)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) – 79.5% ($3,000)
NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – 79.2% ($3,100)
NTU Sociology – 77.1% ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – 76.9% ($3,200)
NTU Physics / Applied Physics – 76.5% ($3,200)
NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – 76.1% ($3,135)
NUS Bachelor of Arts – 74.8% ($2,825)
NTU Biological Sciences – 74.3% ($3,000)
NTU Bioengineering – 72.7% ($3,000)
NTU Psychology – 72.0% ($2,800)
NUS Bachelor of Science – 71.9% ($2,800)
NTU English – 70.5% ($3,250)
NTU Environmental Engineering – 69.7% ($3,099)
NTU Linguistics And Multilingual Studies – 66.7% ($3,100)
NUS Bachelor of Music – 65.0% ($2,500)
NTU Art, Design & Media – 61.9% ($2,700)
NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – 59.4% ($2,950)