Educational psychology
Postgraduate- You study
- Learning theories, Psychological development
- Jobs
- Student counsellor, School psychologist
- Average for the education field · Age 25–29
- 5,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the education field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Psychologists: 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 Educational psychology taught?
- King Khalid UniversityAsir
- Qassim UniversityQassim
2 universities where we checked the programme page4; not a full list.
Compare with…
A side-by-side view, not a judgement that one major is better. Figures are for the broad field, so two majors in one field share the same figures. Figures: bachelor’s, both sexes, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)35
| Educational psychology | Curricula and teaching methods | Special education |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Education | Education | Education |
| Length of study | ||
| Postgraduate | Postgraduate | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| List not checked | List not checked | 10 universities |
| Men | ||
| Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,147 | 11,147 | 11,147 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| — | — | not exposed |
Availability for men and women from university pages and the Ministry’s programmes platform; last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
What do Educational psychology students learn?
Study of how people learn and how to understand and support students' behaviour.
- Learning theories
- Psychological development
- Counselling
- Psychological measurement
In Arabic: علم النفس التربوي
What jobs do Educational psychology graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Student counsellor
- School psychologist
- Education researcher
- Education trainer
You sit with students and help them in a school or centre, mostly by day.
- Sometimes outside the city
What do Educational psychology graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Education” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the education 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.
Official decisions and signals
- The job “School psychologist” is somewhat affected by AI (1 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Psychologists” (BLS 19-3030), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Psychologists” (COPS 31200), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Education”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2634, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).