University of Nairobi, Mt. Kenya offering most science courses

The University of Nairobi (UON), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and Kenyatta University offer the highest number of science courses in the country.

In a research by CPS International released Wednesday, May 10, UON tops the list with 282 science-related courses, accounting for 14% of all the courses offered at the University.

JKUAT, which is known for the high number of engineering courses, comes second with 242 science courses, an equivalent of 12% of all its courses.

Kenyatta University comes third with 152 science courses, an equivalent of 7.5% while Egerton University comes fourth with 6.7% of its courses being science related.

Maseno University came fifth with 5.6% of its courses being science related.

Mount Kenya University (MKU) topped the private universities list with 64 science related courses, an equivalent of 3.1% of all its courses.

In the arts category, UON still topped with 89 courses, an equivalent of 9.8% and was closely followed by Kenyatta University with 88 courses, an equivalent of 9.7%.

Moi University came third with 75 art-related courses, an equivalent of 8.3%, while Mt Kenya University came eighth with 30 art courses, an equivalent of 3.3%.

The research further shows that 14% of all science courses offered in Kenyan universities are from the UON.

In the top five private universities category, Mount Kenya University tops both sciences and arts at 64 courses (3.1%) and 30 courses (3.3%) respectively.

The University of East African Baraton came second in sciences at 2.0% followed by the Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) at 1.2%, Kabarak University at 0.9%, Strathmore at 0.7% and Daystar at 0.6%.

In the job market, 38% of the 309 respondents polled believe that sciences have more job opportunities while 32% said arts have more opportunities and another 30% argues that both sciences and arts have more opportunities.

Over half of those polled (51%) think science graduates are not properly trained with 49% saying that they are well equipped for the job market.