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William & Mary

Public Policy Analysis, General (44.0501)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Public Policy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 440501

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1992
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1910211748
2019-2011511954
2020-2110711952
2021-2211411552
2022-2311111848

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.86114$ 3,203

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.6576




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
2018-19331548
2019-20322254
2020-21381452
2021-22331952
2022-23272148
Five Year Summary16391254
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 Years7161182541416420254



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)14324%$63,939$85,228$127,118
2013-14 (8 years)16623%$63,751$86,243$122,263
2016-17 (5 years)21624%$52,995$67,161$103,268
2018-19 (3 years)23224%$44,960$66,851$88,862
2020-21 (18 months)45027%$72,165$113,832$158,226



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 2017-188145.3%$ 10,500$ 21,103$ 20,019$ 27,000
2014-15 to 2018-197741.0%$ 10,672$ 21,730$ 21,520$ 27,000
2015-16 to 2019-207738.1%$ 10,400$ 21,500$ 22,379$ 27,000
2016-17 to 2020-216833.7%$ 10,000$ 21,185$ 23,978$ 27,523
2017-18 to 2021-225728.8%$ 11,750$ 20,869$ 27,252$ 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 2017-188346.4%$ 10,500$ 23,250$ 34,691$ 38,050
2014-15 to 2018-197942.0%$ 10,672$ 23,712$ 34,116$ 40,500
2015-16 to 2019-208039.6%$ 10,450$ 23,481$ 37,484$ 41,185
2016-17 to 2020-217235.6%$ 10,200$ 22,625$ 39,832$ 41,185
2017-18 to 2021-226231.3%$ 12,000$ 23,723$ 41,631$ 42,400


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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