Management information systems
4–5 years- You study
- Databases, Systems analysis, Programming
- Jobs
- Systems analyst, Business analyst
- 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 Information systems specialists: 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 Management information systems taught?
Taught at 21 universities: 17 government and 4 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment
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
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Ibn Rushd College for Management SciencesPrivate
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · men and women
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment
Al-Baha
- Al-Baha 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
| Management information systems | Accounting | Finance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 21 universities | 47 universities | 37 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 three of four | gradient four 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 Management information systems students learn?
Using technology and databases to support how organisations run and decide.
- Databases
- Systems analysis
- Programming
- Information security
In Arabic: نظم المعلومات الإدارية
How many years is Management information systems?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Management information systems graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Systems analyst
- Business analyst
- Database administrator
- IT support specialist
Computer work in an office, by day.
What do Management information systems 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 “Systems analyst” is moderately affected by AI (2 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 “Computer systems analysts” (BLS 15-1211), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Information systems specialists” (COPS 21222), 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 2511, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).