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NTU • College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
By Universities.sg · Data: Ministry of Education & SkillsFuture Singapore (GES 2025) · Methodology
The Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History is a four-year direct honours programme offered by the School of Humanities. The programme focuses on modern and contemporary Asian history in global context and emphasises interdisciplinary methods. Students can pursue in-depth studies across categories including Applied History, Global Asia, and World History.
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Programme information from NTU
History at NTU is a rare case where more moderate entry requirements (BCC/B) still lead to above-average graduate salaries of $4,583, ranking 59th out of 242 courses.
The 10th percentile IGP for this programme is BCC/B, which works out to 55.8 rank points out of 70. That puts it in the lower range among all 77 courses with published IGP data, and 31st out of 46 programmes at NTU by how hard it is to get into. The 90th percentile IGP is AAB/C, so you can see the typical range of admitted students. Polytechnic graduates need a minimum GPA of 3.41 (10th percentile) for admission. The 90th percentile GPA is 3.61.
In the 2025 Graduate Employment Survey, 75% of graduates from this programme found work within six months of their final exams. That's 9% below the NTU average of 82.6%, which puts it in the lower range across all surveyed courses. The full-time permanent employment rate is 52.3%. For fresh graduates, the median gross monthly salary is $4,583, which ranks in the top quarter of all courses (59th out of 242). That's 4% above the NTU average of $4,397. Most graduates earned between $3,700 and $4,800, the range spanning the 25th to 75th percentile of earners.
Over the past 9 years (2016–2025), the overall employment rate has decreased by 12.2 percentage points, moving from 87.2% to 75%. The rate has bounced around a fair bit over this stretch, from a low of 73% to a high of 88.5%. That's based on 9 years of Graduate Employment Survey data. Median salaries have grown by $1,583 (53%) over the same period, from $3,000 in 2016 to $4,583 in 2025.
Related reading: The most competitive courses in Singapore · Where this data comes from
Source: NTU Admissions Office
Source: MOE Graduate Employment Survey (2025)
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NTU • College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
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Contains data from Graduate Employment Survey from MOE made available under Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0