{"id":294866,"date":"2022-12-29T09:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T08:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=294866"},"modified":"2022-12-29T09:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T08:21:05","slug":"top-30-courses-to-study-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/top-30-courses-to-study-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 30 Courses to Study in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get the best out of your university education, it&#8217;s important to study courses that possess the probability to succeed in that profession. Some courses present higher prospects of high-income careers while others do not. So, to improve your chances of building a successful career after graduating from a tertiary institution, you need to study a course that offers a high chance of future success in that profession. Let&#8217;s discuss the top 30 courses to study in Nigeria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-294867\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Top-30-Courses-to-Study-in-Nigeria.jpg\" alt=\"Top 30 Courses to Study in Nigeria\" width=\"605\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Top-30-Courses-to-Study-in-Nigeria.jpg 605w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Top-30-Courses-to-Study-in-Nigeria-598x400.jpg 598w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Top-30-Courses-to-Study-in-Nigeria-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top 30 courses to study in Nigeria would be discussed below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Medicine and Surgery\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine and Surgery is one of the courses that possess a high probability of future success after graduating from medical school. With a degree in this course, graduates can earn a decent income working in hospitals, clinics, research laboratories,\u00a0 and institutions, to name a few. Medical doctors are among the highest-paid professionals in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Pharmacy\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmacy is another course that offers great prospects to graduates of the course. After graduation, there are opportunities to work as a clinical research associate, medical sales representative, product development scientist, and regulatory affairs officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Medical Laboratory Science\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Laboratory Science is one of the courses to study in Nigeria that has a high chance of finding work after graduation. As a graduate of this course, you can work in hospitals, clinics, consumer-product testing laboratories and the cosmetic industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Mechanical Engineering\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mechanical Engineering is on this list because of the prospects it offers graduates of this course. The prospects include high income, global opportunities, an extensive range of career options, and job security. Graduates of mechanical engineering play significant roles in many industries such as manufacturing, electronics, aerospace, quality assurance, and oil and gas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Mass Communication\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mass Communication is on this list because graduates of this course have a high prospect of building successful careers as journalists, editors, reporters, broadcasters, and on-air presenters in the media and entertainment industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Law\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another top course with great prospects in Nigeria is Law. After completing Law School, lawyers have a high chance of building successful careers practising law in the courtrooms, going into the corporate scene as attorneys for big corporations, becoming family lawyers or delving into real estate, and much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Civil Engineering\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil Engineering is among the courses in Nigeria that provides graduates with lots of opportunities in several sectors of the economy. With a degree in Civil Engineering, one can earn a high income working in the construction industry. With construction projects springing up daily across the country, finding work as a graduate comes quite easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Electrical\/Electronics Engineering\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electrical\/Electronics Engineering is another course worthy of this list. With a degree in Electrical\/Electronics Engineering, the prospect of succeeding is high as graduates can earn a decent income working in a range of industries, both in the private and public sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Nursing\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nursing is another top course to study in Nigeria. Nursing promises an extensive array of career opportunities in clinical practice, clinical research, nursing education and administration.\u00a0 Although the remuneration for nurses isn&#8217;t as high as some professions on this list, the profession offers relative job stability, meaning a nurse is hardly out of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accounting is one of the top courses to study in Nigeria as it offers endless career opportunities including taxation management, corporate recovery, stock broking, auditing, and corporate finance, among others. Businesses and organizations across a wide scope constantly demand the services of accountants to record business transactions on their behalf, make reports on the company&#8217;s performance, and issue financial statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Computer Science\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A degree in Computer Science offers a graduate in the course an expansive range of career options, high income, and global opportunities. With expertise in data science, programming, software development, website design, and hardware engineering, there&#8217;s almost no sector of the economy where the services of a Computer Scientist are not needed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Chemical Engineering\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemical Engineering is very lucrative in Nigeria. With a degree in Chemical Engineering, graduates can secure high-paying jobs in a range of industries such as the petroleum and processing industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Petroleum Engineering\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The oil and gas sector in Nigeria is thriving, and having a degree in Petroleum Engineering offers one a chance of building a successful career working for companies in the oil and gas and mining industries across Nigeria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Geology<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geology is one of the best courses one can study in Nigeria as it presents graduates with the necessary expertise to work in engineering and consulting firms, mining companies and government agencies, usually with good pay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Estate Management\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studying Estate Management at the university equips one with the knowledge of appraisal, acquisition, development, marketing, and disposal of real properties. A degree in Estate Management thus holds high prospects in the labour market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Quantity Surveying\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Nigeria today, the demand for quantity surveyors continues to increase as more development projects are carried out across the country. A degree in Quantity Surveying presents opportunities for building a successful career working for surveying firms, the government, or as an individual practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Architecture\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study of Architecture presents high prospects for graduates with the prospect of building a successful career working for architectural firms or themselves. As the population of Nigeria continues to grow, there is a demand for architects to plan, design, and oversee the construction of schools, homes, hospitals, and other physical structures across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Dentistry\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dentists, who are trained to help people maintain a healthy mouth and teeth, are among the highest-paid professionals in the country, whether it&#8217;s an individual practice or working in the dental department in hospitals. Other career options available to dentists include teaching in Dental departments in universities and research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Economics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economics is one of the top 30 courses to study in Nigeria as it offers graduates of the course excellent employment opportunities in various industries. With an Economics degree, one can work as an economist, investment analyst, stockbroker, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banking and Finance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmacology\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biochemistry\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computer Engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agricultural Engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urban and Regional Planning\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial Chemistry\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science Laboratory Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geoinformatics and Surveying\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get the best out of your university education, it&#8217;s important to study courses that possess the probability to succeed &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Top 30 Courses to Study in Nigeria\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/top-30-courses-to-study-in-nigeria\/#more-294866\" aria-label=\"More on Top 30 Courses to Study in Nigeria\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2534,"featured_media":294867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Top-30-Courses-to-Study-in-Nigeria.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-1eHU","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294868,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294866\/revisions\/294868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}