Public Policy at William & Mary

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at William & Mary stacks up to those at other schools.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. In 2021, 52 public policy majors received their bachelor's degree from William & Mary.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Policy section at the bottom of this page.

William & Mary Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

William & Mary Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at William & Mary compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at William & Mary is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in public policy from William & Mary. This makes it the #89 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Policy Graduates from William & Mary Make?

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at William & Mary is $37,566. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allpublic policy bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Public Policy Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from William & Mary in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at William & Mary since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at William & Mary are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William & Mary with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

William & Mary Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. William & Mary does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from William & Mary, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William & Mary with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

William & Mary also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.