Quranic studies
4 years- You study
- Interpretation, Recitations, Tajweed
- Jobs
- Quran teacher, Reciter
- Average for the arts and humanities field · Age 25–29
- 6,300SAR
Average monthly pay in the arts and humanities 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 Quranic studies taught?
Taught at 9 universities: 9 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityGovernment
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
Madinah
- Islamic University of MadinahGovernment · men
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
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 Quranic studies students learn?
Studying the Quran, its interpretation, recitations and sciences.
- Interpretation
- Recitations
- Tajweed
- Quranic sciences
In Arabic: القرآن وعلومه
How many years is Quranic studies?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website3; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Quranic studies graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Quran teacher
- Reciter
- Study circle supervisor
- Quranic researcher
You teach in schools and Quran circles by day; it may be in a far town.
- Sometimes outside the city
What do Quranic studies graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Arts and humanities” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1.
What is unemployment in the arts and humanities field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)1:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Arts and humanities”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- Taibah University, Quranic studies programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).