Most sought after courses in nigeria

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Most Sought - After Courses in Nigerian Universities

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This analysis is carried out to establish: The most sought-after course in each tertiary institution category Likely change in choice of career among candidates from 2011/2012 till date Institutions with most sought-after courses; Federal, State and Private universities Some career guidance for prospective Candidates on their choice of careers

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Most Sought-AfterCourses in Nigerian

Universities

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Application for the 2014/2015 Unified Tertiary

Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) ended

in March 2014, over 1.6 million candidates selected

their preferred choice of course, with the expectation

that they have their admission hope met.

In past UTME, candidates can select two (2) courses

(first and second choice) from each Institution,

however for this UTME2014/2015 candidates are only

able to select a course from each University,

Polytechnics / Monotechnics, Colleges of Education,

Innovative Enterprise Institutions. In all, a candidate

selects 4 courses and can only be admitted in one.

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This analysis is carried out to establish:

The most sought-after course in each

tertiary institution category

Likely change in choice of career among

candidates from 2011/2012 till date

Institutions with most sought-after courses;

Federal, State and Private universities

Some career guidance for prospective

Candidates on their choice of careers

Review will cover from UTME for 2011/2012 – 2014/2015 academic sessions

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PREAMBLEYear Application

% Growth2000 416,381

2001 749,417 79.98%

2002 994,380 32.69%

2003 1,132,392 13.88%

2004 841,878 -25.65%

2005 916,371 8.85%

2006 803,472 -12.32%

2007 911,653 13.46%

2008 1,054,060 15.62%

2009 1,182,381 12.17%

2010 1,375,652 16.35%

2011 1,493,604 8.57%

2012 1,503,889 0.69%

2013 1,735,727 15.42%

2014 1,632,155 -5.97%

4,134,448

4,867,937

7,741,027

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UniversityAccording to the 2014/15 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board,

there are over 600 courses in Nigerian Universities. While some enjoy

great patronage by students, majority are embraced but for the

failure of being considered for admission for the preferred choice.

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According to the Joint Admission and Matriculation

Board, Below are the respective faculties for which

Candidates can seek admission into:

Faculty(University)

School(Poly)

School(College of

Education)

Administration, Agriculture, Arts &

Humanities, Education,

Engineering/Tech/Env., Law/Legal Studies,

Med/Pharm/Health, Sciences, Social Sciences

Engineering/Technology,

Sciences, Social Sciences

Arts & Humanities, Sciences

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FacultyFaculty Application %Social Sciences 381,180 23.35

Medicine 285,076 17.47

Sciences 237,783 14.57

Eng./Tech/Env.Design 216,132 13.24

Administration 185,367 11.36

Arts 114,098 6.99

Law 93,222 5.71

Education 83,260 5.10

Agriculture 36,037 2.21

Grand Total 1,632,155

Social Science, Medicine and Science Faculties

are the top 3 in UTME 2014/2015

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20 Most Sought-After CourseCourse Total %Medicine & Surgery 142,474 8.73%

Accounting 98,188 6.02%

Economics 95,756 5.87%

Law 93,187 5.71%

Business Administration 80,446 4.93%

Mass Communication 76,507 4.69%

Computer Science 73,423 4.50%

Nursing Science 64,712 3.96%

Political Science 63,298 3.88%

Microbiology 54,061 3.31%

Civil Engineering 40,757 2.50%

Biochemistry 40,131 2.46%

Mechanical Engineering 36,006 2.21%

Pharmacy 34,806 2.13%

Electrical / Electronics Engineering 33,637 2.06%

Sociology 28,472 1.74%

Medical Laboratory Science 27,384 1.68%

Public Administration 27,347 1.68%

Banking & Finance 23,887 1.46%

Business Management 17,085 1.05%

Medicine & Surgery,

Accounting, and

Economics are the

three most sought-

after courses with

8.73%, 6.02, 5.86% of

candidates preferring

them as their first

choice.

Based on a previous

analysis; admission

rate for Medicine &

Surgery is at less than

5% (less than 7,123 of 142,474).

http://www.slideshare.net/statisense

/admission-rate-of-medical-students

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Most Sought-After Course –Medicine & Surgery

A total of 285,076 candidates applied for

courses in Faculty of Medicine; Medicine

& Surgery received 142,474 applications,

this is 50% of total applicants in this

Faculty. Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical

Laboratory Science, and Radiography

received 22.7%, 12.2%, 8.5% and 1.3% of

total applicants respectively.

Medicine & Surgery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, Radiography, Dentistry &

Dental Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Physiology, Anatomy, Public Health Technology, Medical

Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Optometry, Medical Biochemistry, Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Human Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedical Technology, Pharmacology &

Therapeutics, Pharmacology, Medical Radiography & Radiological Science, Nutrition &

Consumers Services, Veterinary Science.

This accounted for one of the reasons why there is low (less than

5%) admission rate for Medicine & Surgery. Even though it is the

most preferred choice among Science students, there are just 46

Universities (Federal -21, State -18, Private -7) where Medicine &

Surgery are listed. Ironically, the Health Index of Nigeria is at

extreme low (Global Competitive Index ranks Nigeria Health andPrimary Education 146 of 148 Countries) and Life Expectancy at

about 47years.

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Institutions & Most Sought-After CoursesCourse Total InstitutionAccounting 12,778

UNILORINMedicine and Surgery 12,570

Business Administration 12,420

Mass Communication 9,912

Law 6,938 UNN

Nursing / Nursing Science 5,386

UNILORINEconomics 4,792

Computer Science 4,767

Political Science 4,331

Pharmacy 4,115 UNN

Electrical / Electronics Engineering 4,106 FUTO

Civil Engineering 3,659 UNILORIN

Public Administration 3,555 UNIZIK

Business Management 3,458 BENSU

Mechanical Engineering 3,263 FUTO

Medical Laboratory Science 3,047 UNIZIK

Sociology 2,784 BENSU

Microbiology 2,673UNILORIN

Biochemistry 2,554

Banking and Finance 2,446 IMSU

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Institutions & Most Sought-After Courses A total of 6 Universities emerged as candidates’ top destination

choice for sought-after courses

Four (4) of the these Universities are Federal while the remaining two

are State Universities

Of the Top 20 most sought-after course, UNILORIN got 11 spot as the

most preferred destination for candidates

Except UNN, none of the Big5 (UI, UNN, OAU, ABU, UNILAG)

universities appeared on the list of top sought-after courses

Two (2) State Universities, Benue State University & Imo State

University, are top destination choice for Business Management,

Sociology and Banking & Finance respectively

Electrical/Electronics Engineering in FUTO is the most sought-after

Engineering course

UNILORIN emerged as the top destination choice for candidates in

the following courses; Accounting, Business Administration,

Economics, Mass Communication, Political Science, Civil Engineering,

Computer Science, Medicine & Surgery, Microbiology, and

Biochemistry

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UNIZIK & UNILORIN received

between 7.2 and N7.80Billion

in the 2014 Budget (proposed)

while the likes of the BIG5 are

between 9.67 and

N13.6Billion.

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Top 3 Institutions (20 Most Sought-After Courses)

Course Total Institution

Accounting12,778 UNILORIN

5,913 UNIBEN

5,742 FUNAAB

Banking and Finance2,446 IMSU

2,233 DELSU

1,933 UNIBEN

Biochemistry2,554 UNILORIN

1,722 KOGSU

1,543 FUNAAB

Business

Administration

12,420 UNILORIN

5,962 UNIBEN

5,570 UNILAG

Business

Management

3,458 BENSU

3,009 RSUST

2,927 UNIUYO

Civil Engineering3,659 UNILORIN

2,761 FUTO

2,587 FUTA

Computer Science4,767 UNILORIN

4,116 NDA

2,935 FUNAAB

Economics4,792 UNILORIN

4,652 UNIZIK

4,555 NDA

Electrical / Electronics

Engineering

4,106 FUTO

2,773 UNIBEN

2,513 NDA

Law6,938 UNN

6,234 OAU

6,048 UNIZIK

Course Total Institution

Mass Communication9,912 UNILORIN

5,294 UNILAG

4,917 UNIBEN

Mechanical

Engineering

3,263 FUTO

2,834 UNIBEN

2,675 NDA

Medical Laboratory

Science

3,047 UNIZIK

2,711 LAUTECH

2,636 UDUS

Medicine and Surgery12,570 UNILORIN

11,366 UNIBEN

10,345 UNN

Microbiology2,673 UNILORIN

2,384 MOUA

2,335 FUAMAK

Nursing / Nursing

Science

5,386 UNILORIN

5,233 UNIZIK

5,011 UNN

Pharmacy4,115 UNN

3,728 UNIZIK

3,705 UNILORIN

Political Science4,331 UNILORIN

3,173 BENSU

2,914 UNIJOS

Public Administration3,555 UNIZIK

2,946 NASU

2,717 KOGSU

Sociology2,784 BENSU

1,914 UNILORIN

1,707 FULNAS

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Trend of Most Sought-After Courses & DestinationUTME Applications 2011/12 – 2014/15

Course 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15Med. & Surg. 12,343 ABU 10,147 UNN 12,113 UNIBEN 12,778 UNILORIN

Biz. Admin. 9,437 UNILAG 10,026 UNILORIN 12,945 UNILORIN 12,570 UNILORIN

Accounting 8,864 UNILORIN 10,523 UNILORIN 12,392 UNILORIN 12,420 UNILORIN

Economics 6,765 UNIZIK 6,082 UNIZIK 6,292 UI 9,912 UNILORIN

Mass Comm. 6,461 UNILAG 6,482 UNILORIN 8,598 UNILORIN 6,938 UNN

Law 6,344 UNIBEN 6,648 UNN 7,554 UNIBEN 5,386 UNILORIN

Nursing 5,696 UNN 5,070 UNN 5,434 UNN 4,792 UNILORIN

Public Admin. 5,477 NASU 4,281 UNIZIK 9,633 NASU 4,767 UNILORIN

Pharmacy 4,813 ABU 4,124 ABU 4,359 UNN 4,331 UNILORIN

Elect/Elect Eng. 4,650 FUTO 4,986 FUTO 4,688 FUTO 4,115 UNN

Mech. Eng. 3,885 FUTO 4,066 FUTO 3,921 FUTO 4,106 FUTO

Political Sci. 3,733 BENSU 3,311 NASU 3,933 BENSU 3,659 UNILORIN

Med. Lab. Sci. 3,256 UNIZIK 3,044 UNIZIK 3246 UDUS 3,555 UNIZIK

Sociology 2,972 UNILAG 2,937 BENSU 3,544 BENSU 3,458 BENSU

Biochemistry 2,607 ABU 2,097 UNILORIN 2206 NASU 3,263 FUTO

Microbiology 2,594 ABU 2,795 NASU 3,539 NASU 3,047 UNIZIK

Computer Sci. 2,530 UNN 4,355 UNILORIN 4,681 UNILORIN 2,784 BENSU

Civil Eng. 2,457 FUTA 2,744 FUTO 3069 FUTO 3,566 UNILORIN

Banking & Fin. 2,454 UNIBEN 2,629 UNIBEN 2966 IMSU 2,554 UNILORIN

Business Mgt. 2,040 UNICAL 3,591 UNIPORT 3,877 BENSU 2,446 IMSU

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Trend of Most Sought-After Courses & DestinationUTME Applications 2011/12 – 2014/15

UNILORIN is the preferred destination for Accounting, Business

Administration, and Computer Science

FUTO is preferred for Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineering

UNN is preferred for Nursing Science

UNIBEN is preferred for Law

UNIZIK is preferred for Medical Laboratory Science

BENSU is preferred for Sociology

Other courses like Medicine and Surgery, Economics, Pharmacy,

Political Science, Biochemistry, Banking & Finance, etc. could not be

specifically traced to individual institutions; for instance, a course like

Medicine & Surgery had no singular preferred destination as top

spot were shared among ABU, UNN, UNIBEN, and UNILORIN.

However, a wild guess would be to consider affiliate courses such as

Pharmacy, Nursing, Microbiology & Biochemistry; whichever of the

Institutions have them as preferred can be inferred to be a

destination choice.

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Poly/Mono

There are about 100 courses

that Candidates can study in

Nigerian Polytechnics and

Monotechnics.

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Faculty is referred to as ‘School’ in Polytechnics

and Monotechnics. There are 3 distinct Schools:

School of

Science

School of

Social Science

School of

Engineering

School 2014 Application %

Engineering 690,284 42.29%

Sciences 140,948 8.64%

Social Sciences 800,981 49.07%

Grand Total 1,632,213

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20 Most Sought-After CourseCourse Total %Science Laboratory Tech. 343,048 21.02%

Business Admin. & Mgnt. 227,069 13.91%

Mass Comm. 200,964 12.31%

Public Admin. 158,090 9.69%

Accountancy 121,499 7.44%

Computer Science 115,402 7.07%

Elect/Electronics Eng. 59,646 3.65%

Civil Eng.g Tech. 54,867 3.36%

Banking & Finance 43,368 2.66%

Mech. Eng. Tech. 42,877 2.63%

Computer Eng. 23,933 1.47%

Office Tech. & Mgnt 20,124 1.23%

Food Technology 19,395 1.19%

Architectural Tech. 19,037 1.17%

Estate Mgnt 17,195 1.05%

Agricultural Tech. 11,111 0.68%

Chemical Eng. Tech. 10,499 0.64%

Business Admin. 10,455 0.64%

Hospitality Mgnt 9,845 0.60%

Co-operative Econs & Mgnt 9,362 0.57%

Science Laboratory

Technology, Business

Administration, and

Mass Communications

are the three most

sought-after courses

with approximately

21%, 14%, 12% of

candidates preferring

them as their first

choice.

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Institutions & Most Sought-After Courses

Course TotalScience Laboratory Tech. 35,556

Nekede

Mass Comm. 21,311

Business Admin. & Mgmt. 17,401

Public Admin. 17,046

Computer Science 8,746

Elect/Electronics Eng. 7,391

Mech. Eng. Tech. 6,320

Banking & Finance 5,018

Civil Eng. Tech. 4,930

Co-operative Econ. & Mgmt. 4,796

Computer Eng. 4,105

Chemical Eng. Tech. 3,911

Architectural Tech. 1,772

Accountancy 10,262

YabatechFood Technology 3,463

Estate Mgmt. 1,461

Hospitality Mgmt. 1,277

Office Tech. & Mgmt. 3,625 Bali

Agricultural Tech. 1,048 Ibadan

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Trend of Most Sought-After Courses & DestinationUTME Applications 2011/12 – 2014/15

Course 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15Sci. Lab. Tech. 26,974 Nekede 32,589 Nekede 26,974 Nekede 35,556 Nekede

Mass Comm. 20,288 Nekede 22,893 Yabatech 20,288 Nekede 21,311 Nekede

Biz Admin. 26,164 Yabatech 23,589 Nekede 26,164 Yabatech 17,401 Nekede

Public Admin. 15,554 Nekede 17,273 Nekede 15,554 Nekede 17,046 Nekede

Comp Sci. 11,798 Nekede 13,574 Nekede 11,798 Nekede 8,746 Nekede

Elect/Elec. 8,977 Nekede 9,303 Nekede 8,977 Nekede 7,391 Nekede

Mech. Eng. 7,199 Nekede 7,835 Nekede 7,199 Nekede 6,320 Nekede

Banking & Fin. 8,029 Yabatech 7,412 Yabatech 8,029 Yabatech 5,018 Nekede

Civil Eng. Tech. 5,465 Nekede 6,112 Nekede 5,465 Nekede 4,930 Nekede

Co-operative

Econ. & Mgmt.3,363 Nekede 4,447 Nekede 3,363 Nekede 4,796 Nekede

Computer Eng. 5,271 Yabatech 5,094 Yabatech 5,271 Yabatech 4,105 Nekede

Chemical Eng. 4,276 Kadpoly 2,595 Kadpoly 4,276 Kadpoly 3,911 Nekede

Architectural 2,452 Kadpoly 1,737 Kadpoly 2,452 Kadpoly 1,772 Nekede

Accountancy 14,956 Yabatech 12,871 Yabatech 14,956 Yabatech 10,262 Yabatech

Food Tech. 6,568 Yabatech 6,198 Yabatech 6,568 Yabatech 3,463 Yabatech

Estate Mgmt. 3,164 Yabatech 2,583 Yabatech 3,164 Yabatech 1,461 Yabatech

Hospitality 3,073 Yabatech 2,477 Yabatech 3,073 Yabatech 1,277 Yabatech

Office Tech. 2,695 Yabatech 2,689 Yabatech 2,695 Yabatech 3,625 Bali

Agric. Tech. 963 PolyIB 1,264 PolyIB 963 PolyIB 1,048 Ibadan

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Trend of Most Sought-After Courses & DestinationUTME Applications 2011/12 – 2014/15

Kaduna Polytechnic is the preferred school for

Architectural Technology and Chemical Engineering

The Polytechnic Ibadan is preferred for Agricultural

Technology

Yabatech is preferred for Business Administrations,

Banking & Finance, Computer Engineering,

Accountancy, Estate Management, Hospitality

Management, Food Technology, and Office

Technology & Management.

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, is preferred for Science

Laboratory Technology, Mass Communications,

Public Administration, Computer Sciences,

Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechnical

Engineering, and Civil Engineering

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Colleges of

EducationThere are about 300 courses

that Candidates can study in

Nigerian Colleges of

Education.

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Faculty is referred to as ‘School’ in College of

Education. There are distinct Schools:

School of

Arts

School of

Sciences

School 2014 Application %

Arts 850,826 54.04%

Sciences 723,717 45.96%

Grand Total 1,574,543

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20 Most Sought-After CourseCourse Total %Business Education 325,931 20.70%

Biology/Chemistry 265,542 16.86%

Biology/Int. Sci. 68,212 4.33%

English/Soc. St. 60,595 3.85%

Math/Physics 59,448 3.78%

Chem./Physics 50,275 3.19%

Pol Sci./Social St. 47,364 3.01%

Econ/Soc. St. 46,996 2.98%

Computer Sci. Edu./Math 44,629 2.83%

English (double Major) 44,534 2.83%

Computer Edu./Physics 39,840 2.53%

Econ/Pol Sci. 38,203 2.43%

Agric. Sci. (double Major) 31,749 2.02%

English/Pol Sci. 24,868 1.58%

Computer Sci. Edu/Int. Sci. 23,195 1.47%

Chem./Int. Sci. 19,816 1.26%

Computer Edu./Chem. 18,897 1.20%

Econ/Math 17,591 1.12%

Chem./Math 16,510 1.05%

Pry Edu. Studies 16,145 1.03%

Business Education,

Biology/Chemistry,

and

Biology/Integrated

Science are the three

most sought-after

courses with

approximately 21%,

17%, 4% of candidates

preferring them as

their first choice.

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Institutions & Most Sought-After Courses

Course Total InstitutionEnglish/Pol Sci. 5,152 Adeniran

English/Soc. St. 8,286

AdeyemiMath/Physics 5,907

Econ/Soc. St. 5,885

Economics/Mathematics 2,449

Biology/Chemistry 34,969

Alvan Ikoku

English (double Major) 13,208

Econ/Pol Sci. 12,766

Pol Sci./Social St. 9,636

Chem./Physics 8,326

Computer Edu./Physics 4,078

Computer Sci. Edu./Math 4,002

Chemistry/Mathematics 2,932

Computer Edu./Chem. 2,885

Computer Sci. Edu/Int. Sci. 2,865

Agric. Sci. (double Major) 2,114

Business Education 27,067

FCET, AkokaBiology/Int. Sci. 9,170

Chem./Int. Sci. 3,578

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Trend of Most Sought-After Courses & DestinationUTME Applications 2011/12 – 2014/15

Course 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15English/Pol Sci. 5,013 Adeniran 5,208 Adeniran 6,064 Adeniran 5,152 Adeniran

English/Soc. St. 7,502 Adeyemi 7,711 Adeyemi 9,299 Adeyemi 8,286

AdeyemiMath/Physics 5,926 COE, PH 6,249 COE, PH 6,215 Alvan Ikoku 5,907

Econ/Soc. St. 9,091 Alvan Ikoku 8,854 Alvan Ikoku 10,006 Alvan Ikoku 5,885

Econ/Math 4,598 Adeyemi 3,638 Adeyemi 3,278 Adeyemi 2,449

Biology/Chem 28,490 Alvan Ikoku 29,604 Alvan Ikoku 35,251 Alvan Ikoku 34,969

Alvan Ikoku

English (double Major) 13,381 Alvan Ikoku 14,896 Alvan Ikoku 16,379 Alvan Ikoku 13,208

Econ/Pol Sci. 12,276 Alvan Ikoku 13,393 Alvan Ikoku 13,318 Alvan Ikoku 12,766

Pol Sci./Social St. 8,956 COE, PH 9,582 Alvan Ikoku 10,094 Alvan Ikoku 9,636

Chem./Physics 7,785 Alvan Ikoku 8,655 Alvan Ikoku 9,152 Alvan Ikoku 8,326

Comp Edu./Phys 4,482 Alvan Ikoku 4,601 Alvan Ikoku 4,791 Alvan Ikoku 4,078

Comp. Edu./Math 5,377 FCE, Akoka 4,644 FCE, Akoka 4,350 Alvan Ikoku 4,002

Chem/Math 3,715 COE, PH 3,580 COE, PH 3,873 COE, PH 2,932

Comp Edu./Chem. 3,281 Alvan Ikoku 4,184 Alvan Ikoku 4,016 Alvan Ikoku 2,885

Comp. Edu/Int. Sci. 3,499 FCE, Akoka 2,949 Alvan Ikoku 2,958 FCET, Akoka 2,865

Agric. Sci. (double Major) 2,504 Adeyemi 2,377 Adeyemi 2,280 Adeyemi 2,114

Business Education 33,906 FCE, Akoka 34,560 FCE, Akoka 36,120 FCET, Akoka 27,067

FCET, AkokaBiology/Int. Sci. 11,912 COE, PH 10,208 COE, PH 10,449 COE, PH 9,170

Chem./Int. Sci. 3,752 FCE, Akoka 3,799 FCE, Akoka 4,402 FCET, Akoka 3,578

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Trend of Most Sought-After Courses & DestinationUTME Applications 2011/12 – 2014/15

Adeniran Ogunsanya is the most preferred for English

Language/Political Science

Adeyemi College of Education the most preferred for

English/Social Studies, Economics/Mathematics, Agricultural

Science (Double Major)

Alvan Ikoku College of Education is the most preferred for

Biology/Chemistry, English (Double Major), Political

Science/Social Studies, Chemistry/Physics, Computer

Education/Physics, Economics/Social Studies,

Economics/Political Science, Computer Education/Integrated

Science, Computer Education/Chemistry

College of Education, Port Harcourt is the most preferred for

Chemistry/Mathematics, Biology/Integrated Science

Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka is the most

preferred in Computer Education/Mathematics, Business

Education, Chemistry/Integrated Science, Computer

Education/Integrated Science

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Has there

been any

change

in career

choices?

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CAREER CHANGE

YEAR 1st 2nd 3rd

2011/12 Medicine & Surgery Business Admin Accounting

2012/13 Accounting Medicine & Surgery Business Admin

2013/14 Biz. Admin. Accounting Medicine & Surgery

2014/15 Medicine & Surgery Business Admin Accounting

Between 2011 and 2014, there has not

been career change among the top 3

careers; Medicine & Surgery, Business

Administration, and Accounting

Medicine & Surgery remain No. 1.

University

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CAREER CHANGEYEAR 1st 2nd 3rd

2011/12Science Laboratory

Technology

Business

Administration

Mass

Communication

2012/13Science Laboratory

Technology

Business

Administration

Mass

Communication

2013/14Science Laboratory

Technology

Business

Administration

Mass

Communication

2014/15Science Laboratory

Technology

Mass

Communication

Business

Administration

Between 2011 and 2014, no career change

among the top 3 careers; Science Laboratory

Technology, Business Administration, and Mass

Communication.

Science Laboratory Technology remain No. 1.

Polytechnic

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CAREER CHANGEYEAR 1st 2nd 3rd

2011/12 Business Education Biology/ChemistryEnglish

(Double Major)

2012/13 Business Education Biology/ChemistryEnglish

(Double Major)

2013/14 Business Education Biology/ChemistryEnglish

(Double Major)

2014/15 Biology/Chemistry Business EducationEnglish

(Double Major)

Between 2011 and 2014, no career change

among the top 3 careers; Business Education,

Biology/Chemistry, English (Double Major).

Business Education remain No. 1.

College of

Education

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GUIDANCE FOR PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATESLike sought-after institutions; admission into sought-after courses is

also very competitive. By implication, it means graduates of such

courses will be in high supply.

In Economics; the higher the Supply of an item (in this case careers),

the lower the Price of the item (the lower the remuneration –

jobs/salary or services). While this is not to discourage people from

following their dreams, it is to let you know the implication of taking

after such courses/career without distinctive expertise.

If you are good at what you do, and can go some extra miles to

provide exceptional service, there is a very high probability that you

will be preferred among your equals. Excellence beats all forms of

competition. If you are excellent at your career, you will be sought-

after.

Excellence beats all forms of competition. If you are

excellent at your career, you will be sought-after

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Data Source:

- Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, UTME 2011 Application

- Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, UTME 2012 Application

- Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, UTME 2013 Application

- Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, UTME 2014 Application

Analysis by: Wale Micaiah

e: [email protected]

b: walemicaiah.blog.com

w. www.statisense.com