Highest Paying Diploma Courses in Kenya 2026/2027

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When joining college to pursue a diploma course, look for the highest paying diploma course where you can make over Ksh100,000 per month. Below we list some of the highest paying diploma courses to pursue at the moment.

  1. Quantity Surveying—Ksh 60,000 to Ksh120,000 per month
  2. Nursing—-Ksh 50,000 to Ksh90,000 per month
  3. Electrical and electronics engineering—Ksh 60,000 to Ksh100,000 per month
  4. Pharmacy—Ksh 60,000 to Ksh150,000 per month
  5. Architecture—-Ksh 70,000 to Ksh 180,000 per month
  6. Building and construction—Ksh 50,000 to Ksh110,000 per month
  7. Structural Engineering—Ksh 70,000 to Ksh 150,000 per month
  8. Hotel Management—Ksh 50,000 to Ksh120,000 per month
  9. Welding and Fabrications—Ksh40,000 to Ksh100,000 per month
  10. Electrical Installations—Ksh40,000 to Ksh100,000 per month
  11. Mechanical Engineering—Ksh 80,000 to Ksh200,000 per month
  12. Tour Guide Operator—Ksh 40,000 to Ksh100,000 per month
  13. Information Technology—Ksh50,000 to Ksh120,000 per month
  14. Software Engineering—Ksh 80,000 to Ksh250,000 per month
  15. Computer Science—Ksh 80,000 to Ksh200,000 per month
  16. Dental Surgery—Ksh 90,000 to Ksh300,000 per month
  17. Carpentry—Ksh40,000 to Ksh150,000 per month
  18. Mobile Phone Repair—Ksh30,000 to Ksh120,000 per month
  19. Catering and Hospitality—Ksh 30,000 to Ksh 80,000
  20. Law—Ksh30,000 to Ksh80,000 per month
  21. Computer Repairs—Ksh40,000 to Ksh100,000 per month

The money quoted above is either through employment or being self-employed. For instance, if you opt to be a mechanic and own one,you will make at least Ksh3000 per day, which is equivalent to Ksh90,000 per month.

Nurses are also paid well especially those who have been in the industry for long. Nurses who go abroad earn upwards of Ksh900,000 per month especially in the US.