Health services and hospital administration
4–5 years- You study
- Hospital management, Health economics
- Jobs
- Hospital administrator
- 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 Managers in health care: 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 services and hospital administration taught?
Taught at 7 universities: 5 government and 2 private.
Riyadh
- Inaya Medical CollegesPrivate · men and women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Batterjee Medical CollegePrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
Asir
- Batterjee Medical CollegePrivate · men and women
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
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 services and hospital administration | Human resources | Insurance and risk management |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 7 universities | 24 universities | 6 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 | ||
| minimal exposure | — | 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 Health services and hospital administration students learn?
Managing hospitals and health centres, including their services, staff and budgets.
- Hospital management
- Health economics
- Care quality
- Health information systems
In Arabic: إدارة الخدمات الصحية والمستشفيات
How many years is Health services and hospital administration?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Health services and hospital administration graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Hospital administrator
- Healthcare quality specialist
- Medical services coordinator
- Operations supervisor
Management inside a hospital, sometimes with night duty or being called in.
- Sometimes shifts
What do Health services and hospital administration 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.
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Medical and health services managers” (BLS 11-9111), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Managers in health care” (COPS 30010), 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).