Business administration
4–5 years- You study
- Management principles, Marketing, Accounting
- Jobs
- Administrator, Operations supervisor
- Average for the business field · Age 25–29
- 8,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the business field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Where is Business administration taught?
Taught at 36 universities: 25 government and 11 private.
Riyadh
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityGovernment · men and women
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Mosaad bin Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Arab East CollegesPrivate
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Mugrin bin Abdulaziz UniversityPrivate · men and women
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment
- Buraydah Private CollegesPrivate · men and women
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
- Onaizah CollegesPrivate
- Sulaiman Al Rajhi UniversityPrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
- University of Hafr Al BatinGovernment
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Gulf CollegesPrivate
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of BishaGovernment
- Ibn Rushd College for Management SciencesPrivate
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · men and women
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment · women
Najran
- Najran UniversityGovernment · men and women
Al-Baha
- Al-Baha UniversityGovernment
Al-Jouf
- Jouf UniversityGovernment · men and women
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform2. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
What do Business administration students learn?
How companies are run: planning, organisation, marketing, finance and people.
- Management principles
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Organisational behaviour
In Arabic: إدارة الأعمال
How many years is Business administration?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Business administration graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Administrator
- Operations supervisor
- Project coordinator
- Branch manager
Office work with meetings; some jobs include travel.
- Some travel
What do Business administration graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Business, administration and law” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1.
What is unemployment in the business field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)1:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Business, administration and law”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).