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William & Mary

American/United States Studies/Civilization (05.0102)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




American Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 050102

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1992
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1913168
2019-2021227
2020-21182011
2021-22151511
2022-2313156

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.35115$ 2,180

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.9784




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19358
2019-20617
2020-219211
2021-2210111
2022-23516
Five Year Summary331043
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years020143326643



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)8023%$57,643$80,892$98,261
2013-14 (8 years)6917%$52,607$67,772$85,228
2016-17 (5 years)5313%
2018-19 (3 years)4314%
2020-21 (18 months)4423%$20,811$25,312$45,188



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182252.4%$ 15,455$ 27,000$ 26,770$ 34,167
2014-15 to 2018-191745.9%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 25,787$ 30,750
2015-16 to 2019-201647.1%$ 17,478$ 27,500$ 26,557$ 32,459
2016-17 to 2020-211443.7%$ 27,000$ 28,068$ 28,568$ 34,167
2017-18 to 2021-221035.7%$ 14,000$ 19,500$ 22,100$ 28,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182252.4%$ 15,455$ 28,318$ 32,243$ 36,257
2014-15 to 2018-191745.9%$ 26,432$ 28,135$ 31,456$ 34,777
2015-16 to 2019-201647.1%$ 22,966$ 28,068$ 30,115$ 34,584
2016-17 to 2020-211443.7%$ 27,000$ 29,625$ 33,549$ 40,800
2017-18 to 2021-221035.7%$ 18,722$ 22,966$ 29,074$ 40,800


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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