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Public administration

4–5 years
You study
Public administration principles
Jobs
Government administrator, Policy 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)1; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.

Where is Public administration taught?

Taught at 4 universities: 3 government and 1 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Northern Borders

Najran

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 Public administration students learn?

How government bodies work and how public services and policies are managed.

  • Public administration principles
  • Public policy
  • Administrative law
  • Public finance

In Arabic: الإدارة العامة

How many years is Public administration?

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

What jobs do Public administration graduates do?

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

  • Government administrator
  • Policy analyst
  • Planning specialist
  • Services officer

Office work in a government body by day; the branch may be outside the city.

  • Sometimes outside the city

What do Public administration 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)1.

Age 25–298,200 SAR
Age 35–4414,200 SAR

What is unemployment in the business field?

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

  • 20211442–1443 AH14.1%
  • 20221443–1444 AH12.4%
  • 20231444–1445 AH9.3%
  • 20241445–1446 AH8.5%

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

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Policy analyst” is only slightly affected by AI. 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 “Business, administration and law”, 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 2422, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).