Interior design
4–5 years- You study
- Drawing and design
- Jobs
- Interior designer, Decor designer
- Average for the arts and humanities field · Age 25–29
- 6,300SAR
Average monthly pay in the arts and humanities 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 Interior designers and interior decorators: 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 Interior design taught?
Taught at 24 universities: 13 government and 11 private.
Riyadh
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Dar Al-Uloom UniversityPrivate
- Prince Sultan UniversityPrivate · women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment · women
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · women
- Dar Al-Hekma UniversityPrivate · women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
- Jeddah International CollegePrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · women
- Prince Mugrin bin Abdulaziz UniversityPrivate · women
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · women
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate
- Onaizah CollegesPrivate
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- Al-Fayha CollegePrivate
- Alasala CollegesPrivate
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · women
Asir
- University of BishaGovernment
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Najran
- Najran UniversityGovernment · women
Al-Jouf
- Jouf UniversityGovernment
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
| Interior design | Graphic design | Fashion design |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Arts and humanities | Arts and humanities | Arts and humanities |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 24 universities | 16 universities | 10 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Not found offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,319 | 10,319 | 10,319 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| minimal exposure | — | minimal exposure |
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 Interior design students learn?
Planning and designing interior spaces for homes, offices and shops.
- Drawing and design
- Materials and lighting
- Three-dimensional design software
- History of architecture and art
In Arabic: التصميم الداخلي
How many years is Interior design?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Interior design graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Interior designer
- Decor designer
- Exhibition designer
- Design project manager
Office work with site and client visits; hours get longer near deadlines.
- Mixed
What do Interior design graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Arts and humanities” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the arts and humanities 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 “Interior designer” is only slightly affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Interior designers” (BLS 27-1025), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Interior designers and interior decorators” (COPS 52121), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Arts and humanities”, 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 3432, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).