Which William & Mary major has the lowest debt?

Area Studies graduates leave with a median of $15,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 17 William & Mary bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does William & Mary cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $25,914 a year, and $51,038 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,096 a year.

How many William & Mary programs report graduate pay?

18 bachelor's programs at William & Mary report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

William & Mary Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public school
Williamsburg, VA
7,055 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

18 William & Mary bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($84,956), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($27,114). The median program pays $39,425.

In-state tuition and fees$25,914Per year. Out-of-state $51,038

Average net price after aid$19,096Per year

Graduation rate89%Within 6 years

Admission rate34%Of applicants

All 18 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
1	Computer ScienceAbout 95 graduates a year	$84,956	$145,337	$19,794	1st of 7
2	Business AdministrationAbout 200 graduates a year	$75,038	$103,576	$19,812	2nd of 28
3	EconomicsAbout 122 graduates a year	$65,603	$86,782	$19,678	3rd of 12
4	MathematicsAbout 48 graduates a year	$60,494	$114,526	$20,750	3rd of 8
5	Area StudiesAbout 38 graduates a year	$53,779	$75,576	$15,250	1st of 4
6	International RelationsAbout 95 graduates a year	$47,270	$81,921	$21,000	1st of 9
7	Political ScienceAbout 190 graduates a year	$41,317	$76,102	$19,500	9th of 16
8	EnglishAbout 51 graduates a year	$40,697	$55,995	$19,500	1st of 16
9	Romance LanguagesAbout 32 graduates a year	$40,260	$56,703	$20,500	1st of 2
10	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 86 graduates a year	$38,590	$60,794	$18,929	8th of 9
11	PsychologyAbout 181 graduates a year	$36,818	$59,796	$19,379	2nd of 26
12	Public PolicyAbout 48 graduates a year	$36,703	$63,860	$22,000	2nd of 2
13	ChemistryAbout 41 graduates a year	$35,130	$80,208	$19,500	7th of 9
14	NeuroscienceAbout 67 graduates a year	$34,496	$62,323	$16,378	1st of 3
15	HistoryAbout 114 graduates a year	$31,595	$66,422	$17,750	10th of 16
16	BiologyAbout 139 graduates a year	$29,851	$69,010	$16,681	19th of 25
17	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 20 graduates a year	$29,752	$52,022	Not reported	3rd of 8
18	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 125 graduates a year	$27,114	$66,872	$21,413	13th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Virginia programs in the field do too.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$84,956
Business Administration$75,038
Economics$65,603
Mathematics$60,494
Area Studies$53,779

Lowest median debt

Area Studies$15,250
Neuroscience$16,378
Biology$16,681
History$17,750
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$18,929

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 200 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 190 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 181 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 139 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 125 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $84,956 in their first year, the most of 18 William & Mary bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels