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Political science

4–5 years
You study
Political systems, International relations
Jobs
Political researcher, Diplomatic staff
Average for the social sciences field · Age 25–29
Sample too small

For the social sciences field in the Labour Force Survey1.

Where is Political science taught?

Taught at 4 universities: 2 government and 2 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform2. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.

What do Political science students learn?

Studying governments, states, relations between countries and how public affairs are run.

  • Political systems
  • International relations
  • Public administration
  • International organizations

In Arabic: العلوم السياسية

How many years is Political science?

4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

What jobs do Political science graduates do?

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

  • Political researcher
  • Diplomatic staff
  • Public affairs analyst
  • Government employee

Office work in government or an embassy; may include travel.

  • Some travel

What do Political science graduates earn?

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Social sciences, journalism and media” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1.

Age 25–29Sample too small
Age 35–4411,500 SAR

What is unemployment in the social sciences field?

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)1:

  • 20211442–1443 AH14.7%
  • 20221443–1444 AH11.5%
  • 20231444–1445 AH10.6%
  • 20241445–1446 AH8.0%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Political researcher” is moderately affected by AI (2 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)3

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References

  1. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Social sciences, journalism and media”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  2. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  3. International Labour Organization · occupation code 2633, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).