Nowadays, diploma courses are more marketable than degree courses in Kenya. There are many students who scored C+ and above but opted to pursue diploma courses. Here we provide a list of the best diploma courses to study in Kenya 2026:
- Diploma in Nursing
- Diploma in Catering
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- Diploma in Pharmacy
- Diploma in Education
- Diploma in Special needs Education
- Diploma in Mortuary Science
- Diploma in Dental Surgery
- Diploma in Landscaping
- Diploma in Artificial intelligence
- Diploma in Law
- Diploma in Electrical Installations
- Diploma in Plumbing
- Diploma in Animations and Video Editing
- Diploma in Early Childhood Development
- Diploma in Tour guide
- Diploma in Food and Beverages
- Diploma in welding and fabrications
- Diploma in IT
- Diploma in Software Engineering
- Diploma in Computer Science
If you are fresh from high school, enrol for any of these diploma courses and you will get a job faster.
Here are the starting salaries of each of these courses:
1. Diploma in Nursing—Ksh 30,000
2. Diploma in Catering—Ksh25,000
3. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering—Ksh35,000
4. Diploma in Pharmacy—Ksh 50,000
5. Diploma in Education—Ksh25,000
6. Diploma in Special needs Education—Ksh25,000
7. Diploma in Mortuary Science—Ksh30,000
8. Diploma in Dental Surgery—Ksh60,000
9. Diploma in Landscaping—Ksh25,000
10. Diploma in Artificial intelligence—Ksh 40,000
11. Diploma in Law—Ksh30,000
12. Diploma in Electrical Installations—Ksh30,000
13. Diploma in Plumbing—Ksh25,000
14. Diploma in Animations and Video Editing—Ksh35,000
15. Diploma in Early Childhood Development—Ksh 20,000
16. Diploma in Tour guide—Ksh25,000
17. Diploma in Food and Beverages—Ksh20,000
18. Diploma in welding and fabrications—Ksh35,000
19. Diploma in IT—Ksh35,000
20. Diploma in Software Engineering—Ksh40,000
21. Diploma in Computer Science—Ksh 40,000
