In a typical functional society, you will find placements for a very large percentage of disciplines acquired in the university. However, there are some peculiar ones that give holders a higher chance of quickly being set up financially. In this article, I will buttress this point and at the same time provide options for intending students, as we explore a comprehensive list of lucrative courses to study in Nigeria.
Before we dive into the list, please note that unlocking the full potential of these courses requires active involvement in selling one’s prowess. If you don’t do accordingly, there is a high chance the course may end up not being lucrative to you.
Lucrative Courses To Study In Nigeria
1. Animal Science:
As opposed to the popular narrative in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, animal science is way more than a course offered to students who didn’t get admitted into medicine and some other medical courses. Proper utilization of the knowledge passed during the period of study, brings wealth to a closer reach.
Animal science focuses on the study of live stocks (Animals). Here students will learn how to manage live stocks, utilizing them for the production of different food products, which include meat, milk, eggs, etcetera.
The fact that we need food to survive, puts food in high demand. As an Animal science graduate who has been equipped with the knowledge to excel in livestock production, you can tap into this industry, get yourself in the self-employed lane and make cool cash.
2. Crop Science :
Just like the aforementioned, Crop science is another course I feel is under a negative stereotype in Nigeria. It is also seen as a makeshift course for students that didn’t make it to medical courses. However, a close examination of the benefits of being a diligent crop science graduate, shows it can be very financially beneficial.
What is crop science?: Crop science is the study of crops, to learn about planting seasons and management practices, which are all geared towards the production of crops for different reasons, with the most popular purpose being for food.
Nigeria’s soil is largely fertile, and as a crop scientist in Nigeria, you can utilize this free gift of nature to enrich yourself. Plant your crops, perform maintenance, harvest, and earn a living being self-employed.
3. Architecture:
One thing about Nigerian buildings is that they are built with very solid materials, making them not so easy to reconstruct, hence intending house owners desire a house that is functional and aesthetically pleasing. This gives architects a spot amongst the highly requested professionals in not just Nigeria, but the world.
What is Architecture? Architecture is basically the act of designing buildings. Architects are the professionals that set the blueprint for engineers to employ in the building. It’s one of the courses in university that I tag as being a vocation. A profitable vocation.
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Of course, you need to be very skilled, so it’s your duty to be deeply engaged during your period of study at the university. You should also move to create portfolios, which will act as a testimonial to clients when they seek architectural services.
4. Catering and Hotel Management:
Still on the topic of the best lucrative courses to study in Nigeria, Catering and Hotel Management is another highly recommended course to study in pursuit of being quickly financially established.
Although not offered by every university in Nigeria, Catering and Hotel management happens to be a lucrative course that can fetch you cash in Nigeria and overseas. Emphasis on “being diligent and knowing what you are doing”.
Students who opt for the course will be educated on planning food menus, preparing food the right way, storing, serving, and etiquette.
Having completed the study period, graduates should be able to excel well in the hospitality industry offering their customers, top-notch dishes and top-notch hospitality. Graduates can move forward to work as caterers, apply to work in the hospitality industry overseas, and create their own outlets, which in turn fetch them money.
5. Pharmacy:
Comparing Pharmacy to many other professions shows a scarcity, which can be attributed to the toughness of the course. It requires a lot of dedicated brain work, which is an exercise many cannot endure. This leaves a very potent wealth acquisition stream for the few that can endure.
The study of Pharmacy at the university teaches undergraduates how to prepare and dispense drugs.
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As a pharmacist, you can be gainfully employed in hospitals, drug companies, and big pharmacies. Pharmacists with startup capital can also take a step forward towards opening their own drug store outlet, offering drugs and counseling to people, in exchange for money.
6. Medicine & Surgery:
Being a Medical doctor ranks as one of the most important professions in the world, which is due to pretty obvious reasons. Medical doctors are in charge of administering treatment to ill people. A doctor prescribes drugs, treats, performs surgery, etcetera. They are part of the keys to a healthy human leaving.
To become a medical doctor, you need to run the medicine and surgery course at the university. As you might already know, medicine and surgery is one of the toughest course to study at the university. It is safe to say it’s even tougher than Pharmacy, however, the end is totally worth it.
Not everyone scales through the program, but those that do usually have a lot to gain, as they are in high demand, both in Nigeria and overseas.
7. Nursing:
Last but certainly not least and also yet another medical profession, is Nursing. The need for Nurses can be described as almost directly proportional to the need for doctors, as Doctors and Nurses work hand in hand.
To become Nurses, undergraduates are run through a series of courses that include Clinical Health Care Ethics, Anatomy, and Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, Therapeutic Nutrition, General Psychology, Intensive Therapy, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, etcetera.
Similar to Medical Doctors, the opportunities available to Nurses are both local and international, as they are highly sorted across the world.
wrapping up: Making money is hinged on offering skills and providing products, and services that are in demand, this is the facilitator behind the courses/professions listed in this article. However, this can’t be all the lucrative courses out there, if you have an idea of other lucrative courses, do well to well to drop them in the comment section below.