Artificial intelligence
4–5 years- You study
- Machine learning, Neural networks
- Jobs
- AI engineer, Model developer
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Software engineers and designers: leaning to growth (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Artificial intelligence taught?
Taught at 15 universities: 7 government and 8 private.
Riyadh
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Alfaisal UniversityPrivate
- Riyadh Elm UniversityPrivate · men and women
Makkah
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Mugrin bin Abdulaziz UniversityPrivate · men and women
Qassim
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
- Onaizah CollegesPrivate
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · men and women
Tabuk
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
What do Artificial intelligence students learn?
Study how to build systems that learn and make decisions, such as understanding language and images.
- Machine learning
- Neural networks
- Language processing
- Computer vision
In Arabic: الذكاء الاصطناعي
How many years is Artificial intelligence?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Artificial intelligence graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- AI engineer
- Model developer
- Data analyst
- AI researcher
Computer work from an office or home.
What do Artificial intelligence graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Information and communication technology” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the ICT field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Software developers” (BLS 15-1252), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Software engineers and designers” (COPS 21231), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Information and communication technology”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).