Finance
4–5 years- You study
- Financial management, Banking operations
- Jobs
- Financial analyst, Bank officer
- 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)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Financial analysts: 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 Finance taught?
Taught at 37 universities: 21 government and 16 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
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Alfaisal UniversityPrivate
- Almaarefa UniversityPrivate
- Arab East CollegesPrivate
- Dar Al-Uloom UniversityPrivate
- Prince Sultan UniversityPrivate · men and women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Dar Al-Hekma UniversityPrivate · women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · women
- Prince Mugrin bin Abdulaziz UniversityPrivate · men and women
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
- Sulaiman Al Rajhi UniversityPrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- University of Hafr Al BatinGovernment
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Al-Fayha CollegePrivate
- Alasala CollegesPrivate
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · men and women
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment
Al-Jouf
- Jouf UniversityGovernment · men
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
| Finance | E-commerce | Marketing |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Business, administration and law | Business, administration and law | Business, administration and law |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 37 universities | 3 universities | 34 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,491 | 11,491 | 11,491 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| gradient four of four | — | gradient three 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 Finance students learn?
Financial management, budgets, banking operations and the financial analysis of companies and markets.
- Financial management
- Banking operations
- Financial analysis
- Financial markets
In Arabic: المالية
How many years is Finance?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Finance graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Financial analyst
- Bank officer
- Finance manager
- Credit officer
Office work in a bank or company, by day.
What do Finance 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)3.
What is unemployment in the business 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 “Financial analyst” is among the jobs most affected by AI (4 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 occupation BLS 13-2051 (financial analysts; official title shortened here), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, occupation COPS 11101 (financial analysts; official title shortened here), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- 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).
- 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 2413, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).