Alabama·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1255

Best Web programs in Alabama, ranked by enrollment

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices.

45 schools in Alabama run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,157 people a year. The job pays a median of $51,860 in Alabama across about 130 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDesignerWebmasterWeb DesignerGame DesignerWeb ArchitectWorld DesignerDesign DirectorWeb Design Specialist
Graduates / yr
3,157
in Alabama
Median pay · Alabama
$51,860
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
130
people employed
Schools
45
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
42%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,870
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Alabama that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

9 programs in Alabama that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Alabama (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Alabama page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 11.0101In Alabama
2,154
68.2%
36$57,986$24,286
2
CIP 11.0701In Alabama
665
21.1%
11$70,374$23,250
3
CIP 11.0401In Alabama
136
4.3%
6$57,313$25,833
4
CIP 50.0401In Alabama
121
3.8%
6$31,611$26,000
5
CIP 50.0409In Alabama
60
1.9%
4$31,611$26,000
6
CIP 11.0104In Alabama
8
0.3%
2$57,986$24,286
7
CIP 11.0105In Alabama
8
0.3%
1$57,986$24,286
8
CIP 52.1404In Alabama
4
0.1%
1$44,670$24,250
9
CIP 11.0201In Alabama
1
0.0%
1$46,719$20,729

Top 25 schools in Alabama

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 45 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1John C Calhoun State Community College
Tanner, AL Public · 2 feeder programs
479Computer and Information Sciences, General$36,25841%
2University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL Public · 4 feeder programs
415Computer and Information Sciences, General$69,63364%88%
3Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
319Computer Science33%92%
4Auburn University
Auburn, AL Public · 4 feeder programs
239Computer and Information Sciences, General$72,44082%46%
5The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL Public · 2 feeder programs
181Computer and Information Sciences, General$83,65173%77%
6University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
181Computer Science64%69%
7Troy University
Troy, AL Public · 2 feeder programs
136Computer and Information Sciences, General$58,40750%96%
8University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL Public · 3 feeder programs
106Computer Science$55,25653%71%
9Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
91Computer and Information Sciences, General26%
10Bevill State Community College
Jasper, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
89Computer and Information Sciences, General38%
11George C Wallace State Community College - Hanceville
Hanceville, AL Public · 2 feeder programs
87Computer and Information Sciences, General51%
12Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
83Computer and Information Sciences, General38%
13George C Wallace Community College - Dothan
Dothan, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
82Computer and Information Sciences, General35%
14Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
68Computer and Information Sciences, General33%
15Snead State Community College
Boaz, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
64Computer and Information Sciences, General49%
16University of North Alabama
Florence, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
51Computer and Information Sciences, General$68,99655%87%
17Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL Public · 3 feeder programs
50Computer and Information Sciences, General$62,79555%78%
18Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
46Computer and Information Sciences, General$63,90024%58%
19George C Wallace State Community College - Selma
Selma, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
42Computer and Information Sciences, General41%
20Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
32Computer and Information Sciences, General39%
21Samford University
Birmingham, AL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
28Graphic Design$41,32377%$28,16082%
22Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
27Computer and Information Sciences, General31%
23Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL Public · 2 feeder programs
24Information Science/Studies$30,65130%98%
24J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
24Computer and Information Sciences, General14%
25Northeast Alabama Community College
Rainsville, AL Public · 1 feeder programs
23Computer and Information Sciences, General56%

All 45 schools in Alabama

Every school in Alabama with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Alabama that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTannerPublic4792
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamPublic4154
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomeryPublic3191
Auburn UniversityAuburnPublic2394
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosaPublic1812
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsvillePublic1811
Troy UniversityTroyPublic1362
University of South AlabamaMobilePublic1063
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirminghamPublic911
Bevill State Community CollegeJasperPublic891
George C Wallace State Community College - HancevilleHancevillePublic872
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenPublic831
George C Wallace Community College - DothanDothanPublic821
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander CityPublic681
Snead State Community CollegeBoazPublic641

What web and digital interface designers earn in Alabama

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Alabama
$51,860
Mean annual
$73,190
Jobs in state
130
What the range looks like
10th pct$44,190Median$51,86090th pct$127,500
Versus the national median
-50.1%

U.S. median $104,000. Alabama pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.09×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Alabama

Birmingham, AL
$60,130median
40 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+7.0%
Faster than average
Openings per year
9,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
9,000
128,900 → 137,900
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Web and Digital Interface Designers page.

How to become a Web

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive LearningWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Alabama

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 13 majors mapped to Web and Digital Interface Designers13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • 11.0104Informatics
  • 11.0105Human-Centered Technology Design
  • 11.0201Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • 11.0401Information Science/Studies
  • 11.0701Computer Science
  • 11.0801Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • 11.1004Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  • 30.3101Human Computer Interaction
  • 50.0401Design and Visual Communications, General
  • 50.0409Graphic Design
  • 52.1404Digital Marketing

Common questions

Answers for people weighing web and digital interface designers programs in Alabama.

What degree do you need to become a Web?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer and Information Sciences, General, which awarded 2,154 degrees in Alabama in 2024-25, 68.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Web?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Design and Applied Arts, Information Science/Studies, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 3,157 people a year in Alabama.

How much do web and digital interface designers earn in Alabama?+

The median is $51,860 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 50.1% below the U.S. median of $104,000. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for web and digital interface designers growing?+

BLS projects a +7.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 9,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Alabama?+

45 institutions in Alabama reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do web and digital interface designers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Designer, Webmaster, Web Designer, Game Designer, Web Architect, World Designer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1255.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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