Environmental sciences
4 years- You study
- Ecology
- Jobs
- Environment specialist, Environmental inspector
- Average for the sciences field · Age 25–29
- 6,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the sciences 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 Public and environmental health and safety professionals: 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 Environmental sciences taught?
Taught at 9 universities: 9 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
Madinah
- Islamic University of MadinahGovernment · men
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment · men and women
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
| Environmental sciences | Biology | Marine sciences |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 9 universities | 25 universities | 1 university |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Not confirmed |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,627 | 10,627 | 10,627 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| minimal exposure | gradient two of four | gradient two of four |
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 Environmental sciences students learn?
The study of the natural environment, human impact on it, and ways to protect it.
- Ecology
- Air and water pollution
- Waste management
- Water resources
In Arabic: العلوم البيئية
How many years is Environmental sciences?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Environmental sciences graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Environment specialist
- Environmental inspector
- Waste manager
- Environmental researcher
Office and lab work, with site visits to take measurements.
- Mixed
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
- Some travel
What do Environmental sciences graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the sciences 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 “Environment specialist” is only slightly affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Environmental scientists and specialists, including health” (BLS 19-2041), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Public and environmental health and safety professionals” (COPS 21120), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics”, 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).
- King Abdulaziz University, Environmental sciences programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2133, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).