William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia · Public
Graduate earnings
20of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613 a year). 1 falls short.
21 of 35 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 14: 12 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 48 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$19,096 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$19,096 a year
About $76,384 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $3,106 |
| $30k to $48k | $881 |
| $48k to $75k | $5,916 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,803 |
| $110k and up | $34,370 |
| All families (average) | $19,096 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Virginia high-school graduate ($36,613 a year).
30 of 83 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $125,353 | +$88,740 | above HS line | $52,625 | 0.6 yrs | 411 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $115,663 | +$79,050 | above HS line | $105,023 | 1.3 yrs | 217 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $111,366 | +$74,753 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 200 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,173 | +$35,560 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 190 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,226 | +$22,613 | clears the bar | $17,924 | 0.8 yrs | 181 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,644 | +$13,031 | clears the bar | $15,041 | 1.2 yrs | 139 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $68,992 | +$32,379 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 125 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $105,467 | +$68,854 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 122 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $133,994 | +$97,381 | above HS line | $42,500 | 0.4 yrs | 116 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $63,632 | +$27,019 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.6 yrs | 114 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $56,870 | +$20,257 | above HS line | $42,900 | 2.1 yrs | 96 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,851 | +$91,238 | clears the bar | $19,794 | 0.2 yrs | 95 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $91,065 | +$54,452 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 95 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,523 | +$33,910 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.5 yrs | 86 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $58,100 | +$21,487 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 73 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $52,161 | +$15,548 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 1.1 yrs | 67 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,616 | +$21,003 | clears the bar | $19,255 | 0.9 yrs | 51 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,170 | +$50,557 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.4 yrs | 48 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $69,118 | +$32,505 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $78,270 | +$41,657 | clears the bar | $18,033 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,863 | +$41,250 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.5 yrs | 40 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,909 | +$32,296 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.4 yrs | 38 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $71,981 | +$35,368 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $87,655 | +$51,042 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.3 yrs | 37 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,177 | +$23,564 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 32 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $75,423 | +$38,810 | clears the bar | $18,312 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $110,116 | +$73,503 | above HS line | $46,388 | 0.6 yrs | 22 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,7521-year earnings | -$6,861 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $80,402 | +$43,789 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $64,666 | +$28,053 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 11 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 49 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,067 | not assessed | 18 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Psychology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,613 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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