English language
4 years- You study
- Language skills, English literature
- Jobs
- English teacher, Translator
- Average for the arts and humanities field · Age 25–29
- 6,300SAR
Average monthly pay in the arts and humanities 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 Translators, terminologists and interpreters: roughly stable (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 English language taught?
Taught at 27 universities: 23 government and 4 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment · women
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Arab Open UniversityPrivate
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- University of Hafr Al BatinGovernment · women
- Gulf CollegesPrivate
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of BishaGovernment
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
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
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
| English language | Chinese language | French language |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Arts and humanities | Arts and humanities | Arts and humanities |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 27 universities | 5 universities | 3 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,319 | 10,319 | 10,319 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| not exposed | minimal exposure | minimal exposure |
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 English language students learn?
Study of English as a skill, as literature, and as a science of language.
- Language skills
- English literature
- Linguistics
- Writing
In Arabic: اللغة الإنجليزية
How many years is English language?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do English language graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- English teacher
- Translator
- Content editor
- Customer service coordinator
Teaching, translation or company work, mostly by day.
- Sometimes outside the city
What do English language graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Arts and humanities” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the arts and humanities 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 “Translator” is strongly affected by AI (3 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Interpreters and translators” (BLS 27-3091), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Translators, terminologists and interpreters” (COPS 51114), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Arts and humanities”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 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).
- English language programme page on the university website, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2643, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).