William James College
Newton, Massachusetts · Also known as William James College · Website
William James College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Newton, Massachusetts with 39 undergraduates and 928 graduate students.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2017-18 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 39
- Graduate students
- 928
- Part-time students
- 77%
- Women
- 85%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 10
- Endowment
- $1.02M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
10 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 120 | $64,360 | $60,358 | $72,262 | $65,184 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 104 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,509 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | - | $193,747 | $76,551 | $98,466 | $99,878 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at William James College?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (120 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (104 professional graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (55 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.