Going to the ‘right’ university can help you stand out in crowded opportunities in Kenya. While experience, creativity, leadership, etc., are some things most employers look for in graduates, others will be more interested in where you got your degree.
Various sources have it that most Kenyan employers go for graduate job seekers based on previous experience with graduates from the institution in question.
According to a 2020 study titled ‘State of Graduate Employability in Kenya’ by CPS International, graduates from the University of Nairobi (UoN) are the most preferred in the job market.
This is partly attributed to the fact that many senior executives are drawn from UoN. The institution was ranked as the top university with the most employable graduates, with an employability index of 38.6 percent.
UoN: The Only Kenyan University Named in the World’s Top Universities
The top ten universities whose graduates have a good reputation and a distinct advantage in the job market, according to CPS international ranking, are:
- University of Nairobi (UoN)- 38.6 percent
- Kenyatta University – 30 percent
- Moi University – 25.1 percent
- Jomo Kenyatta University – 19.8 percent
- Egerton – 18.3 percent
- Maseno University – 18.1 percent
- Mount Kenya University – 1 percent
- Technical University of Kenya – 10.2 percent
- Masinde Muliro University – 6.9 percent
- United States International University (USIU) – 6.2 percent
The study shows the most employed graduates (46.7 percent) were from business and economic studies, while 11.1 percent were from engineering and 8.9 percent from medical studies.
ICT and natural sciences accounted for 6.7 percent of graduates, while art and design accounted for 4.4 percent and 2.2 percent for law, humanities, and others.
