King Saud University

The College of Business Administration (CBA)’s profile is attributed to it as one of the pioneer colleges of KSU, being established as the College of Commerce in 1959. It was given its current name in 2006. The vision of the CBA is aligned with that of KSU. The vision of the CBA is “to be a leader in business education and research, at the national and international levels, that contributes to building a knowledge-based economy.” To be in line with KSU, CBA’s drafted its mission as follows:

“Offering quality educational through diverse and distinctive programs to develop professionals and leaders, conducting research through high experienced faculty, and building effective partnerships that create value for stakeholders and society at large.”

CBA is imparting knowledge and skills to students that are required and preferred by potential employers and other stakeholders. CBA offers bachelor’s, master’s, executive master’s, and doctoral programs to male and female students of top caliber who have excellent academic preparations in their school educations. CBA has nine academic departments: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Health Administration, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, and Public Administration. CBA offers a total of 23 programs, and 15 of them are included in the scope of AACSB's initial accreditation. Of these, two are at the bachelor level, eleven are at the master’s level, seven are executive master’s, and three are at the doctoral level programs. CBA has a total of about 10,000 students enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s, executive master’s, and doctoral level courses, and it has a total of about 350 academic staff. A list of the CBA programs:

• Two Bachelor’s Degree Programs:
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with majors in:
    • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Management
    • Management Information Systems
    • Marketing
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics majoring in:
    • General Economics
    • Islamic Banking
    • International Trade and Finance
• Elven Master’s Degree Programs, which are:
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), tracks in: (General, Finance, Marketing, or Operations Management)
  • Master of Public Administration (MPA), tracks in: (Public Policies and Budgeting, Leadership and Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, Local Administration, Non-profit Organizations) 
  • Master of Science in Accounting (MSAcct)
  • Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcct) [Inactive]
  • Master of Science in Business (MSBus) [Inactive]
  • Master of Science in e-Business (MSeBus)
  • Master of Science in Health and Hospital Administration (MSHHA), tracks in: (Health Insurance, Health Policies, Health Care Quality)
  • Master of Science in Economics (MSEcon)
  • Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
  • Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM)
  • Master of Science in Decision Sciences (MSDS).
• Ten Executive Master’s Degree Programs*, which are:
  • Executive Master’s in Business Analytics (EBA)
  • Executive Master’s in Insurance (EMI)
  • Executive Master’s in Governance and Public Policies (EMGPP)
  • Executive Master’s in Health Administration (EMHA)
  • Executive Master’s in Public Administration (EMPA)
  • Executive Master’s in Business Administration (EMBA)
  • Executive Master’s in Economics (EME)
  • Executive Master’s in Human Resources Management (EMHRM) - *Fall (2025)
  • Executive Master’s of Financial Technology and Innovation (EMFTI) - *Fall (2025)
  • Executive Master’s in Finance (EMF) - *Fall (2025)
• Three Doctoral Degree Programs, which are:
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration majoring in: (a) Accounting, (b) Finance, (c) Management, and (d) Marketing, (e)* Management Information Systems 
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration majoring in: (a) Human Resources in the Public Sector, (b) Health Administration, and (c) Public Finance Administration 
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics (Added in 2022)

*Note: New Programs in the Scope

The governance structure of the CBA comprises the Dean, the Chief Academic Officer of the College, four Vice Deans, who assist the Dean, and the chairs of individual departments, who manage the academic operations of their departments. The College Council is the major decision-making body, assisted by the department councils of each department in the College. The College Council comprises the Dean, Vice Deans, chairs of all departments, and three faculty representatives, one of whom is a member of the University Scientific Council. The Dean is appointed by the Board of Directors of King Saud University. Many operational aspects of CBA are centralized and funded at the university level. Figure 1 illustrates the organizational structure of the CBA.