Esports and games business management

Manage esports teams and tournaments, and market and publish games.

• Games industry
• Tournament organisation
• Team and sponsorship management
• Digital media

In Arabic: إدارة الرياضات الإلكترونية وأعمال الألعاب

4 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

• Esports events manager
• Team manager
• Games product manager
• Partnerships coordinator

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.

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)¹:

• 20211442–1443 AH14.1%
• 20221443–1444 AH12.4%
• 20231444–1445 AH9.3%
• 20241445–1446 AH8.5%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Example programmes abroad

• University of Staffordshire, BA (Hons) Esports

On the approved scholarship majors list

• Savvy Games Group is the national champion for games and esports and aims for leadership in the industry by 2030 (1451–1452 AH).³