Graduate School Tuition at William & Mary

William & Mary (W & M) is a four-year, public school located in Williamsburg, VA.
It offers 47 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 15 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $17,422 for Virginia residents and $36,440 for others. A total of 2,857 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,654 students at W & M.
W & M offers online graduate programs and 1,039 out of 2,857 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
W & M have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Marshall-Wythe School of Law. In addition, you can find W & M's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,422 for Virginia residents and $36,440 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-seven (47) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilliam & Mary
TypeFour-year, Public
Address200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA
Graduate School Students2,974 students
1,039 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$17,422
Out-of-State$36,440
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 47 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at William & Mary

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at William & Mary with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $17,422 and $36,440 for non-Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $606 for Virginia residents and $1,631 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,905$29,352
Fees$6,517$7,088
Cost per Credit$606$1,631
Books & Supplies$1,080
Room & Board$14,555 (On-Campus) / $14,555 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,360 (On-Campus) / $2,360 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,417$54,435
Off-Campus Total$35,417$54,435
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$16,440$16,440$16,618$16,776$17,422
Out-of-State$34,800$34,800$34,978$35,136$36,440

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

William & Mary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 47 major areas - 21 Master's (2 online programs), 10 Doctorate, 15 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 963 students have been conferred Master's degree and 283 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total963283347
Men44313513-
Women520148217

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Science, OtherNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
FinanceONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER 12ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction73 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration38 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services96 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Professions and Studies (other)26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Financial Mathematics38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management411 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance28ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Science116 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management22ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

W & M graduate schools have a total of 2,974 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,269 male and 1,705 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,741 full-time and 1,233 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,039 students enrolled through online exclusively and 211 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,917 White, 243 Black, and 150 Asian students are attending at William & Mary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

53 grad students are younger than 22 and 485 students are older than 65. It has 1,603 students aged between 22 and 30 and 716 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,974
Men1,269
Women1,705
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,974
Full-time Students1,741
Part-time Students1,233
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,974
American Indian /
Native American
8
Asian150
Black243
Hispanic177
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
7
White1,917
Two or more races109
Un-Known94
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,974
21 & Under53
22-24758
25-29845
30-34424
35-39292
40 & Over485

Online Population

At William & Mary graduate schools, 1,039 students enrolled online exclusively and 211 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,857
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,039
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses211
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,607
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,039
Virginia Resident632
Other State In U.S.400
Outside of U.S.7
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