Graduate Programs & Tuition at William & Mary

William & Mary (W & M) is a four-year, public school located in Williamsburg, VA.

It offers 46 graduate programs - 22 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 13 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,666 for in-state and $36,684 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,755 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,818 students at W & M. W & M offers online graduate programs and 1,098 out of 2,755 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

W & M have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
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Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,666 for Virginia residents and $36,684 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-six (46) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilliam & Mary
TypeFour-year, Public
Address200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA
Graduate School Students2,799 students
1,098 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$17,666
Out-of-State$36,684
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 46 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at William & Mary

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at William & Mary with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $17,666 and $36,684 for non-Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $606 for Virginia residents and $1,631 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,905$29,352
Fees$6,761$7,332
Cost per Credit$606$1,631
Books & Supplies$1,050
Room & Board$16,182 (On-Campus) / $16,182 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,460 (On-Campus) / $2,460 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$37,358$56,376
Off-Campus Total$37,358$56,376
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$16,440$16,618$16,776$17,422$17,666
Out-of-State$34,800$34,978$35,136$36,440$36,684

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

William & Mary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 46 major areas - 22 Master's (3 online programs), 10 Doctorate, 13 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 857 students have been conferred Master's degree and 277 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total85727710111
Men387111263
Women470166758

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER 21ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 28ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Science, OtherNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
FinanceONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER 21ONLINE NOT OFFER
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration21 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services144 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Professions and Studies (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Financial Mathematics90 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management276 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance37ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Science110 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management22ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

W & M graduate schools have a total of 2,799 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,138 male and 1,661 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,601 full-time and 1,198 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,098 students enrolled through online exclusively and 116 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,700 White, 273 Black, and 149 Asian students are attending at William & Mary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

68 grad students are younger than 22 and 508 students are older than 65. It has 1,538 students aged between 22 and 30 and 641 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,799
Men1,138
Women1,661
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,799
Full-time Students1,601
Part-time Students1,198
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,799
American Indian /
Native American		4
Asian149
Black273
Hispanic201
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		2
White1,700
Two or more races122
Un-Known80
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,799
21 & Under68
22-24736
25-29802
30-34377
35-39264
40 & Over508

Online Population

At William & Mary graduate schools, 1,098 students enrolled online exclusively and 116 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,755
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,098
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses116
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,541
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,098
Virginia Resident705
Other State In U.S.376
Outside of U.S.17
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