Law
4 years- You study
- Commercial law, Criminal law
- Jobs
- Lawyer, Legal consultant
- 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 Lawyers and Quebec notaries: 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 Law taught?
Taught at 39 universities: 24 government and 15 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Mosaad bin Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Alfaisal 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
- Jeddah International CollegePrivate
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Islamic University of MadinahGovernment · men and women
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Buraydah Private CollegesPrivate · men and women
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
- Onaizah CollegesPrivate
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- University of Hafr Al BatinGovernment
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Alasala CollegesPrivate
- Gulf CollegesPrivate
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of BishaGovernment
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · men and women
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment
Najran
- Najran UniversityGovernment · men and women
Al-Jouf
- Jouf 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
| Law | Islamic studies | Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Business, administration and law | Arts and humanities | Business, administration and law |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 4 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 39 universities | 20 universities | 47 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 91.5% | 88.5% | 91.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 8.5% | 11.5% | 8.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,491 | 10,319 | 11,491 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| minimal exposure | not exposed | 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 Law students learn?
Studying laws and regulations and how they apply in courts, companies and government bodies.
- Commercial law
- Criminal law
- Court procedure
- Contracts
In Arabic: القانون
How many years is Law?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Law graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Lawyer
- Legal consultant
- Legal researcher
- Legal department staff
Office or court work; busier near case dates; some trips for hearings.
- Some travel
Practising as a lawyer needs a licence from the Ministry of Justice after a training period.
What do Law 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
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Lawyers” (BLS 23-1011), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Lawyers and Quebec notaries” (COPS 41101), 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).
- King Abdulaziz University, Law programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- Ministry of Human Resources, 20 December 2022 (26 Jumada al-Ula 1444 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2611, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).