Health informatics
4 years- You study
- Medical records, Information systems
- Jobs
- Health informatics specialist
- Average for the health field · Age 25–29
- 10,500SAR
Average monthly pay in the health 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 Health information management occupations: 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 Health informatics taught?
Taught at 14 universities: 10 government and 4 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesGovernment
- Prince Mosaad bin Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment
- Almaarefa UniversityPrivate
- Inaya Medical CollegesPrivate · men and women
Makkah
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment
- Batterjee Medical CollegePrivate · men and women
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Buraydah Private CollegesPrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- Prince Sultan Military College of Health SciencesGovernment
- University of Hafr Al BatinGovernment
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
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
| Health informatics | Pharmacy | Public health |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Health and welfare | Health and welfare | Health and welfare |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 5–6 years + internship | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 14 universities | 30 universities | 10 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 12,437 | 12,437 | 12,437 |
| 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 Health informatics students learn?
Managing health records and data and running electronic systems in health facilities.
- Medical records
- Information systems
- Databases
- Disease coding
In Arabic: المعلوماتية الصحية
How many years is Health informatics?
4 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Health informatics graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Health informatics specialist
- Medical records manager
- Health data analyst
- Medical coder
Computer work in a hospital or company, by day.
Professional classification and registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
What do Health informatics graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Health and welfare” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the health 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 “Health informatics specialist” is strongly affected by AI (3 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 “Medical records specialists” (BLS 29-2072), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Health information management occupations” (COPS 12111), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Health and welfare”, 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 3252, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).