William & Mary Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Public school
- Williamsburg, VA
- About 86 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
William & Mary other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn about what other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn nationally, $38,590 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $18,929 in federal loans, less than at 88% of other interdisciplinary studies programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying other interdisciplinary studies degrees in Virginia.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Virginia and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, William & Mary graduates earn more than the national figure and about $8,721 more than the Virginia median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Virginia other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Virginia medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 58% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $10,455 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $201 a month, or 6.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 22 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $34,997.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
52% of graduates (55 of 106) were working in Virginia one year after graduating. Prices in the Virginia Beach area are about 2% below the national average, so a $38,590 salary here buys what about $39,401 buys in a typical US city.
About William & Mary
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 10th of 18 bachelor's programs at William & Mary by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($84,956), Business Administration ($75,038), and Economics ($65,603).
Other other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs near Williamsburg
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,590 one year after graduating and $60,794 five years after. The median across other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Virginia is $46,359.
The median federal loan balance is $18,929, which ranks the lowest of 9 other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Virginia. That works out to about $201 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 49% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 65%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 10% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Virginia programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 52% (55 of 106) were working in Virginia one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the other interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024