Graduate Employment Survey

777 graduates from NAFA were surveyed from 5 November 2024 to 25 February 2025, and the overall response rate was 72.2% (561 respondents).

NAFA: 2024 GES Employment Rates and Median Gross Monthly Salary of Diploma and Degree graduates

NAFA	Overall Employment Rate¹	Full-Time Permanent (FTP) Employment Rate²	Proportion of graduates in the labour force who are freelancing	Median Gross Monthly Salary³
Degree	74.4%	37.2%%	11.6%%	S$3,200
Visual and Applied Arts	74.2%	40.9%	8.6%	S$3,200
Performing Arts	75.0%	27.8%	19.4%	S$3,350^*
Diploma	72.8%	32.0%	13.6%	S$2,700
Visual and Applied Arts ^**	69.6%	32.0%	12.4%	S$2,700
Performing Arts	91.2%	32.4%	20.6%	S$2,700^*

Source: Graduate Employment Survey jointly conducted by NAFA and LASALLE
^* Based on survey response from fewer than 30 FTP employed graduates
^** Data is based on a response rate of less than 70%

GES 2022 – 2024 Topline Employment Results

NAFA	Degree			Diploma
NAFA	2022^	2023	2024	2022	2023	2024
Proportion of graduates in the labour force who are employed	-	78.3%	74.4%	76.0%	78.5%	72.8%
Full-Time Permanent Employment	-	40.2%	37.2%	45.0%	27.9%	32.0%

Source: Graduate Employment Survey 2022 – 2024

^{^} The employment outcomes of the degree graduates for GES 2022 were not shown as they were not representative, given that there were only graduates from two programmes, one of which had been discontinued. The majority of the degree offerings were new programmes with the University of the Arts London (UAL), whose first batch graduated in 2023.

Notes:

Overall Employment Rate refers to the number of graduates employed as a proportion of graduates in the labour force (i.e., those who were working or not working but actively looking and available for work) as of 1st Nov 2024 (i.e., approximately six months after completing their final examinations). It includes all types of full-time, part-time, temporary and freelance employment.

Full-Time Permanent Employment refers to employment of at least 35 hours a week and where the employment is not temporary. It includes those on contracts of one year or more.

Gross Monthly Salary pertains only to graduates in full-time permanent employment. It comprises the basic salary, overtime payments, commissions, fixed allowances and other regular cash payments, before deductions of the employee's central provident fund (CPF) contributions and personal income tax. Employer's CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, lump sum payments, and payments-in-kind are excluded.

Click here to view the list of NAFA diploma and degree programmes surveyed.

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY 2024