Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 1 falls short.
12 of 31 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 19 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 2 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$17,716 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
$17,716 a year
About $70,864 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.
A negative net price means grant aid exceeded the published cost for that income band: a typical student received more than they paid. It is what ED reports, not an error.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | -$2,610 |
| $30k to $48k | -$1,727 |
| $48k to $75k | -$1,978 |
| $75k to $110k | $3,030 |
| $110k and up | $49,594 |
| All families (average) | $17,716 |
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 Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
12 of 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $166,678 | +$125,634 | clears the bar | $12,925 | 0.1 yrs | 134 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $72,891 | +$31,847 | clears the bar | $13,416 | 0.4 yrs | 63 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $69,065 | +$28,021 | clears the bar | $13,125 | 0.5 yrs | 62 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,357 | +$24,313 | clears the bar | $13,492 | 0.6 yrs | 59 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $209,574 | +$168,530 | clears the bar | $12,208 | 0.1 yrs | 56 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $134,304 | +$93,260 | clears the bar | $13,807 | 0.1 yrs | 55 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,535 | +$18,491 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 55 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $88,339 | +$47,295 | clears the bar | $10,750 | 0.2 yrs | 46 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $55,012 | +$13,968 | clears the bar | $11,850 | 0.8 yrs | 40 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $51,050 | +$10,006 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 1.2 yrs | 29 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $37,9681-year earnings | -$3,076 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,501 | +$2,457 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
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, $41,044 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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