Marine sciences
4 years- You study
- Oceanography, Marine biology
- Jobs
- Marine researcher
- Average for the sciences field · Age 25–29
- 6,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the sciences 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 Biologists and related scientists: 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 Marine sciences taught?
Taught at 1 university: 1 government and 0 private.
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz 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
| Marine sciences | Biochemistry and biotechnology | Biology |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 1 university | 5 universities | 25 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Not confirmed | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,627 | 10,627 | 10,627 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| gradient two of four | gradient two of four | gradient two 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 Marine sciences students learn?
The study of seas and oceans, and the living things and resources in them.
- Oceanography
- Marine biology
- Marine chemistry
- Coral reefs
In Arabic: علوم البحار
How many years is Marine sciences?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Marine sciences graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Marine researcher
- Marine environment specialist
- Lab technician
- Environmental guide
Part of the work is on beaches and at sea, part in the lab.
- Mixed
- Often remote or far from cities
- High physical effort
- Some travel
What do Marine sciences graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the sciences 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 “Zoologists and wildlife biologists” (BLS 19-1023), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Biologists and related scientists” (COPS 21110), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics”, 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, Marine sciences programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).