William & Mary Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

William & Mary is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $16,440 for Virginia residents and $34,800 for other students in average.

It offers forty-two graduate programs: 21 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 736 students have been conferred Master's degree and 275 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	William & Mary
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA
Graduate School Students	2,703 students 1,459 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$16,440 Out-of-State$34,800
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 42 Graduate Programs 21 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $16,440 and $34,800 for non-Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $584 for Virginia residents and $1,573 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$10,516	$28,305
Fees	$5,924	$6,495
Cost per Credit	$584	$1,573
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$13,356 (On-Campus) / $13,356 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,050 (On-Campus) / $2,050 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$32,846	$51,206
Off-Campus Total	$32,846	$51,206

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$14,258	$15,002	$15,760	$16,440	$16,440
Out-of-State	$30,500	$31,864	$33,354	$34,800	$34,800

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

William & Mary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 119 major areas - 20 Master's , 10 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'(3 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	736	275	24	7
Men	380	122	8	1
Women	356	153	16	6

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.

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	13		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	68	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,400	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,100	$72,500	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	27		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,600	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	9		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	7		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physics	6		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Psychology	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Policy Analysis	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	4		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	306	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$65,700	-	-
Accounting	85	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Science	76	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	16		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,600	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physics			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Management Science		NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	17		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	88	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,400	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,100	$72,500	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	21		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,600	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	9		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	1		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physics	8		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Psychology	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Policy Analysis	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	308	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$65,700	-	-
Accounting	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Science	92	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	12		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,600	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences

History

Legal Studies

Graduate Student Population

Total 8,939 students enrolled in William & Mary including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,703 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,268 male and 1,435 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,700 full-time and 1,003 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 1,459 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 829 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,703
Men Students	1,268
Women Students	1,435

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,703
Full-time Students	1,700
Part-time Students	1,003

By race/ethnicity 1,794 White, 201 Black, and 121 Asian students are attending at William & Mary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,703
American Indian / Native American	6
Asian	121
Black	201
Hispanic	138
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	1,794
Two or more races	103
Un-Known	91

43 students are younger than 22 and 349 students are older than 65. The school has 1,637 students aged between 22 and 30 and 674 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,703
21 & Under	43
22-24	818
25-29	819
30-34	420
35-39	254
40 & Over	349

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At William & Mary, 1,459 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 829 students are enrolled in some online courses.