Best Web programs in Mississippi, 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.
22 schools in Mississippi run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,082 people a year. The job pays a median of $48,550 in Mississippi across about 230 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Mississippi that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Mississippi that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Mississippi (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 Mississippi page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 11.0101In Mississippi → | 480 | 44.4% | 11 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 2 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimediamain feeder CIP 09.0702In Mississippi → | 306 | 28.3% | 2 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0409In Mississippi → | 112 | 10.4% | 6 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 11.0201In Mississippi → | 87 | 8.0% | 8 | $46,719 | $20,729 |
| 5 | CIP 11.0701In Mississippi → | 86 | 7.9% | 10 | $70,374 | $23,250 |
| 6 | CIP 11.0401In Mississippi → | 11 | 1.0% | 1 | $57,313 | $25,833 |
Top 22 schools in Mississippi
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 22 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Mississippi University, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 390 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | $41,247 | 72% | — | 97% |
| 2 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 151 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $58,755 | 67% | — | 78% |
| 3 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 134 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 49% | — | 99% |
| 4 | Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS Public · 3 feeder programs | 72 | Graphic Design | — | 45% | — | — |
| 5 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 42 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 48% | — | — |
| 6 | Hinds Community College Raymond, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 40 | Graphic Design | — | 43% | — | — |
| 7 | Jackson State University Jackson, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 38 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 51% | — | 93% |
| 8 | Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS Public · 3 feeder programs | 34 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 50% | — | — |
| 9 | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 57% | — | 45% |
| 10 | Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 30 | Computer Science | — | 59% | $21,096 | 29% |
| 11 | Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 41% | — | — |
| 12 | Copiah - Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Computer Science | — | 50% | — | — |
| 13 | Holmes Community College Goodman, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 17 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 39% | — | — |
| 14 | Belhaven University Jackson, MS Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 16 | Graphic Design | — | 49% | $22,476 | 50% |
| 15 | East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS Public · 2 feeder programs | 8 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 48% | — | — |
| 16 | Meridian Community College Meridian, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Graphic Design | — | 34% | — | — |
| 17 | Rust College Holly Springs, MS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Computer Science | — | 12% | $8,711 | 49% |
| 18 | Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Computer Science | — | 33% | $19,069 | 60% |
| 19 | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 27% | — | 92% |
| 20 | Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 34% | — | — |
| 21 | Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, MS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 55% | $18,117 | 89% |
| 22 | Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Computer Science | — | 31% | — | — |
All 22 schools in Mississippi
Every school in Mississippi 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.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mississippi | University | Public | 390 | 2 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | Public | 151 | 1 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Public | 134 | 2 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 72 | 3 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 42 | 2 |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 40 | 2 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson | Public | 38 | 2 |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 34 | 3 |
| Alcorn State University | Alcorn State | Public | 33 | 1 |
| Mississippi Christian University | Clinton | Private not-for-profit | 30 | 4 |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 25 | 1 |
| Copiah - Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 22 | 1 |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 17 | 2 |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | Private not-for-profit | 16 | 3 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 8 | 2 |
What web and digital interface designers earn in Mississippi
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $104,000. Mississippi pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Mississippi
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
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
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Mississippi
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 Mississippi.
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 480 degrees in Mississippi in 2024-25, 44.4% 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 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Radio, Design and Applied Arts, Computer Programming, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 1,082 people a year in Mississippi.
How much do web and digital interface designers earn in Mississippi?+
The median is $48,550 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 53.3% 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 Mississippi?+
22 institutions in Mississippi reported graduates from at least one of the 6 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.
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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected 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 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, 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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