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William & Mary Graduate School Report

2,703 Graduate Students
$16,618 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
51.1% Took Classes Online
Want the scoop on William & Mary Graduate School? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what degree programs William & Mary offers, if the school is ranked, how diverse it is, and much more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

William & Mary Graduate School Rankings

#173 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#265 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

Each year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

William & Mary landed the #173 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.

William & Mary also ranked #4 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.

 

Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

William & Mary was ranked #265 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.

In addition, William & Mary took the #9 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Virginia.

 

William & Mary Graduate Student Diversity

2,703 Graduate Students
53.1% Women
21.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,703 graduate students attended William & Mary. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

William & Mary Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

The total graduate student population at William & Mary is made up of 53.1% women and 46.9% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.

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William & Mary Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at William & Mary, around 21.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. William & Mary is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 9.1% of the graduate student population. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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William & Mary Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$16,618 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
If you're a part-time graduate student at William & Mary coming from out of state, expect to pay an average of $1,573 per credit hour. In-state grad students pay a discounted rate of $584.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,516$28,305
Fees$6,102$6,673

Average Salary of William & Mary Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$59,000 Avg Salary (Master's)
$75,186 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from William & Mary is $59,000. That's on par with the nationwide average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from William & Mary enter careers with an average starting salary of $75,186. That's on par with the nationwide average of $75,260.

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Location of William & Mary Graduate School

Virginia State
Suburb Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. Williamsburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Get more details about the location of William & Mary.

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Contact details for William & Mary are given below.

Contact Details
Address:200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone:757-221-4000
Website:https://www.wm.edu/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/williamandmary
Twitter:https://twitter.com/williamandmary

Online Learning for William & Mary Grad Students

51.1% Took At Least One Online Class
35.2% Took All Classes Online

About 51.1% of the graduate students at William & Mary took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 35.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.

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William & Mary Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Accounting71
Anthropology4
Area Studies5
Biological & Physical Science1
Business Administration & Management329
Chemistry3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology9
Computer Information Systems13
Curriculum & Instruction62
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology7
Educational Administration26
General Biology8
General Psychology12
History16
Legal Professions (Other)37
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods108
Physics6
Public Policy3
Student Counseling24

William & Mary Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Anthropology2
Area Studies7
Biological & Physical Science2
Computer Information Systems11
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology9
Educational Administration16
History2
Law180
Physics6
Student Counseling5

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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