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William & Mary majors and salaries
William & Mary · Williamsburg, Virginia · Public · 7,055 undergraduates
Computer Science leads the pay table by a wide margin: $127,851 four years after graduation, against $111,366 for Business Administration, Management and Operations. Business Administration, Management and Operations awards the most degrees here (401 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $111,366 four years out. Southern University and A&M College, Grambling State University, University of Puerto Rico, University of West Alabama and Texas A&M International University trail William & Mary on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Binghamton University is ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 195 | $19,000 | $84,873 | $127,851 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 401 | $15,000 | $84,722 | $111,366 |
| Economics | 210 | $20,059 | $62,576 | $105,467 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 173 | $20,500 | $54,909 | $91,065 |
| Sociology | 84 | $15,000 | $38,559 | $87,655 |
| Mathematics | 98 | $14,500 | $76,779 | $87,170 |
| Chemistry | 89 | $18,343 | – | $78,270 |
| Physics | 74 | $17,500 | – | $77,863 |
| Philosophy | 55 | $18,000 | – | $75,423 |
| Political Science and Government | 358 | $15,000 | $58,065 | $72,173 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 187 | $15,875 | $44,710 | $70,523 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 102 | $16,250 | $52,100 | $69,118 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 247 | $13,875 | $35,859 | $68,992 |
| Area Studies | 82 | $15,625 | $46,605 | $68,909 |
| History | 243 | $19,500 | $45,646 | $63,632 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 56 | – | $41,182 | $60,177 |
| Psychology, General | 337 | $14,500 | $34,938 | $59,226 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 121 | $15,000 | $42,147 | $57,616 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 141 | $14,000 | $30,131 | $52,161 |
| Biology, General | 320 | $17,250 | $34,126 | $49,644 |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 88% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 95%
- Students per faculty member
- 12
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $83,488 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $17,417 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to William & Mary
The six public four-year colleges closest to William & Mary in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, LA | 35% | $18,631 | $47,186 |
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY | 39% | $20,907 | $89,136 |
| Grambling State University Grambling, LA | 45% | $19,214 | $41,535 |
| University of Puerto Rico Bayamon, PR | 35% | $9,644 | $37,789 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL | 43% | $11,531 | $47,856 |
| Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX | 44% | $336 | $51,325 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · William & Mary on College Scorecard