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title: William & Mary — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Williamsburg, VA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $73,490 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $48,980 – $112,948 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,685 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 89% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $43,035 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 87% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $45,490 | derived |

**89% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,500 (≈ 21% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $25,989 to $85,399 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $85,399 | $46,388 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $78,026 | $42,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $73,897 | $52,625 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,208 | $19,794 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,977 | $19,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,262 | $20,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $64,972 | $105,023 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $63,973 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,979 | $19,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $50,127 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $46,886 | $20,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,636 | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,630 | $19,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,092 | $42,900 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,566 | $22,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,436 | $18,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,554 | $14,000 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,517 | $13,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,690 | $20,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,436 | $19,255 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,407 | $17,250 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,623 | $18,033 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,366 | $20,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,414 | $15,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,989 | $17,924 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore William & Mary by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?231624

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