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William & Mary

Economics, General (45.0601)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Economics
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 450601

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19342359157
2019-20299305142
2020-21270300127
2021-22269287119
2022-23254269122

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.97116$ 4,848

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.7879




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
2018-198572157
2019-206874142
2020-217057127
2021-226752119
2022-236062122
Five Year Summary350317667
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 Years101381576674835045667



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)52822%$71,157$104,947$156,631
2013-14 (8 years)55123%$80,763$110,838$146,688
2016-17 (5 years)68821%$62,688$87,984$110,104
2018-19 (3 years)75125%$56,439$77,147$96,257
2020-21 (18 months)1,28128%$91,460$125,532$154,599



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 2017-1817130.6%$ 10,000$ 23,559$ 25,349$ 29,000
2014-15 to 2018-1917629.9%$ 12,750$ 24,732$ 26,831$ 29,200
2015-16 to 2019-2016128.5%$ 13,000$ 24,500$ 27,129$ 29,000
2016-17 to 2020-2114828.5%$ 13,750$ 24,732$ 28,033$ 29,000
2017-18 to 2021-2214227.8%$ 15,000$ 22,575$ 26,608$ 28,334
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 2017-1817331.0%$ 11,500$ 26,809$ 34,556$ 43,719
2014-15 to 2018-1917930.4%$ 13,750$ 27,000$ 36,792$ 50,000
2015-16 to 2019-2016429.0%$ 13,625$ 27,000$ 37,895$ 45,875
2016-17 to 2020-2115028.8%$ 15,000$ 27,000$ 40,542$ 53,000
2017-18 to 2021-2214528.4%$ 15,000$ 27,000$ 38,648$ 51,832


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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