Graduate Programs at William & Mary

Graduate School Overview

William & Mary (referred to as W & M) is a Public, 4 years school located in Williamsburg, VA. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

W & M Directory Information
School Name	William & Mary (W & M)
Address	200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone	757-221-4000
Web	https://www.wm.edu
Online Application	https://www.wm.edu/admission
Financial Info	https://www.wm.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at William & Mary is $16,776 for Virginia residents and $35,136 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,857 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,654 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 82 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 11 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$35,136 $16,776 for Virginia Residents
Student Population	2,857
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	82 graduate programs (11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at William & Mary is $16,776 for Virginia residents and $35,136 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $584 for Virginia residents and $1,573 for out-of-state students.

William & Mary offers the alternative tuition plans.

William & Mary offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	11 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of William & Mary is $16,776 for Virginia residents and $35,136 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.45% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,064	$5,696	$27,086	$6,268
2019-2020	$10,516	$5,924	$28,305	$6,495
2020-2021	$10,516	$5,924	$28,305	$6,495
2021-2022	$10,516	$6,102	$28,305	$6,673
2022-2023	$10,516	$6,260	$28,305	$6,831

The graduate school tuition & fees of W & M is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $17,064 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
William & Mary	$16,776	$35,136
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,467	$18,916
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$17,064

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,068 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at William & Mary. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,068. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.62% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,236	$2,160	$12,236	$2,665
2019-2020	$12,926	$2,041	$12,926	$2,041
2020-2021	$13,356	$2,050	$13,356	$2,050
2021-2022	$13,736	$2,076	$13,736	$2,076
2022-2023	$13,828	$2,240	$13,828	$2,240

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $584 for Virginia residents and $1,573 for other students at William & Mary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$560	$1,325
2019-2020	$584	$1,573
2020-2021	$584	$1,573
2021-2022	$584	$1,573
2022-2023	$584	$1,573

The law school tuition at William & Mary is $38,131 for Virginia residents and $52,541 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at William & Mary.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at William & Mary
	Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$31,525	$6,606	$45,364	$7,177

Graduate Programs at W & M

William & Mary offers 46 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,163 students have completed their study at William & Mary.

Offered Degrees at William & Mary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	2	810
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	9	0	84
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	226
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	9	30
Post Master's Degree	1	0	13
Total	46	11	1,163

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at William & Mary by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 296 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 226 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at William & Mary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	14	-
Educational Psychology	✕	13	-
Management Science	✔	7	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	5	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at William & Mary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	296	$65,700
Management Science	✕	142	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	94	$39,600
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	49	$46,400
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	45	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at William & Mary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	226	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	30	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	13	-
Physics	✕	11	-
History	✕	8	-

William & Mary offers 46 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,163 students have completed their graduate studies.

810 students have earned/completed Master's program.
226 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
30 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
13 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✕	188 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	49	$46,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	45	$39,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	94	$39,600
Legal Studies [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	45	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	37	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Psychology	✕	10	-
Educational Psychology	✕	14	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	467 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	296	$65,700
Finance	✔	0	-
Management Science	✕	142	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	29	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	810

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	30	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	13	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Physics	✕	11	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	8 completers	-
History	✕	8	-
	Total	84

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	226 completers	-
Law	✕	226	-
	Total	226

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	14	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✔	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	5	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Data Science, Other	✔	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Finance	✔	0	-
Investments and Securities	✔	0	-
Management Science	✔	7	-
	Total	30

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Educational Psychology	✕	13	-
	Total	13

Graduate Student Population at W & M

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,974 students enrolled into William & Mary graduate schools where it has total 9,654 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,741 full-time and 1,233 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,269 male and 1,705 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,974	1,269	1,705
Full-time	1,741	783	958
Part-tme	1,233	486	747

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,917 White (64.46%), 243 Black/African American (8.17%), 177 Hispanic (5.95%), 150 Asian (5.04%), and 487 students with other races. 269 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,974	1,269	1,705
American Indian/Native American	8	4	4
Asian	150	63	87
Black/African American	243	77	166
Hispanic	177	70	107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	3	4
White	1,917	807	1,110
Two More	109	47	62
Un-Known	94	50	44
Non-resident Alien	269	148	121

William & Mary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,046 graduate students (35.17% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 473 graduate students (15.90% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,974
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,046
Enrolled Some Online Courses	473
Not in Online Courses	1,455

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at William & Mary. 835 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.08% of total students), 136 students are aged above 50 (4.57%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at William & Mary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,974	1,269	1,705
Age 20-21	41	12	29
Age 22-24	794	330	464
Age 25-29	923	408	515
Age 30-34	479	236	243
Age 35-39	286	123	163
Age 40-49	315	123	192
Age 50-64	131	33	98
Over 64	5	4	1

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