Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit

Of 12 assessed programs, 11 leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 21 could not be assessed.

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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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

12 of 33 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$166,678	+$125,634	clears the bar	$12,925	0.1 yrs	107
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,891	+$31,847	clears the bar	$13,416	0.4 yrs	64
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,339	+$47,295	clears the bar	$10,750	0.2 yrs	63
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$134,304	+$93,260	clears the bar	$13,807	0.1 yrs	53
History	Bachelor's Degree	$59,535	+$18,491	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$209,574	+$168,530	clears the bar	$12,208	0.1 yrs	49
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,357	+$24,313	clears the bar	$13,492	0.6 yrs	47
English	Bachelor's Degree	$69,065	+$28,021	clears the bar	$13,125	0.5 yrs	45
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$51,050	+$10,006	clears the bar	$12,000	1.2 yrs	39
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$55,012	+$13,968	clears the bar	$11,850	0.8 yrs	37
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$37,968 1-year earnings	-$3,076	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,501	+$2,457	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.