Nebraska·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1255

Best Web programs in Nebraska, 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.

19 schools in Nebraska run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,899 people a year. The job pays a median of $65,520 in Nebraska across about 720 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDesignerWebmasterWeb DesignerGame DesignerWeb ArchitectWorld DesignerDesign DirectorWeb Design Specialist
Graduates / yr
1,899
in Nebraska
Median pay · Nebraska
$65,520
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
720
people employed
Schools
19
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
50%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,390
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Nebraska that lead to this job

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

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.01
Computer and Information Sciences
997graduates / yr
14 schools · 2 specializations · 52.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,986
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.07
Computer Science
354graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 18.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $70,374
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.02
Computer Programming
211graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 11.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,719
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.04
Design and Applied Arts
154graduates / yr
10 schools · 1 specialization · 8.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,611
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.04
Information Science/Studies
137graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 7.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,313
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.10
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
28graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,185
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07
Radio
12graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,112
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.14
Marketing
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,670
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.08
Computer Software and Media Applications
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,504

10 programs in Nebraska that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Nebraska (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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska
981
51.7%
14$57,986$24,286
2
CIP 11.0701In Nebraska
354
18.6%
7$70,374$23,250
3
CIP 11.0201In Nebraska
211
11.1%
3$46,719$20,729
4
CIP 50.0409In Nebraska
154
8.1%
10$31,611$26,000
5
CIP 11.0401In Nebraska
137
7.2%
3$57,313$25,833
6
CIP 11.1004In Nebraska
28
1.5%
1$48,185$25,250
7
CIP 11.0104In Nebraska
16
0.8%
2$57,986$24,286
8
CIP 09.0702In Nebraska
12
0.6%
3$29,112$23,836
9
CIP 52.1404In Nebraska
5
0.3%
1$44,670$24,250
10
CIP 11.0801In Nebraska
1
0.1%
1$33,504$27,000

Top 19 schools in Nebraska

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 9 of the 19 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE Public · 4 feeder programs
492Computer and Information Sciences, General$48,71929%
2Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
367Computer and Information Sciences, General$60,18833%$29,230
3University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE Public · 4 feeder programs
229Computer Science$73,97147%87%
4University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE Public · 2 feeder programs
225Computer Science67%87%
5Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE Public · 3 feeder programs
224Computer and Information Sciences, General$55,73838%
6Central Community College
Grand Island, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
137Computer and Information Sciences, General48%
7Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE Public · 4 feeder programs
56Computer and Information Sciences, General$37,50956%
8Wayne State College
Wayne, NE Public · 3 feeder programs
43Information Science/Studies$49,98152%
9Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
29Computer and Information Sciences, General37%
10Creighton University
Omaha, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
23Computer Science$51,62583%$27,35380%
11University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
18Computer and Information Sciences, General$60,77158%89%
12Doane University
Crete, NE Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
14Computer and Information Sciences, General$63,45157%$25,10398%
13Peru State College
Peru, NE Public · 2 feeder programs
14Computer and Information Sciences, General38%
14Concordia University - Nebraska
Seward, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
8Graphic Design65%$22,39086%
15Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Digital Marketing66%$22,22580%
16Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
5Graphic Design52%$20,543100%
17Hastings College
Hastings, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
4Computer Science49%$20,42472%
18Little Priest Tribal College
Winnebago, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
3Computer and Information Sciences, General13%
19Mid - Plains Community College
North Platte, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
3Computer and Information Sciences, General54%

All 19 schools in Nebraska

Every school in Nebraska 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 Nebraska that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Metropolitan Community College AreaOmahaPublic4924
Bellevue UniversityBellevuePrivate not-for-profit3676
University of Nebraska at OmahaOmahaPublic2294
University of Nebraska - LincolnLincolnPublic2252
Southeast Community College AreaLincolnPublic2243
Central Community CollegeGrand IslandPublic1371
Northeast Community CollegeNorfolkPublic564
Wayne State CollegeWaynePublic433
Western Nebraska Community CollegeScottsbluffPublic291
Creighton UniversityOmahaPrivate not-for-profit232
University of Nebraska at KearneyKearneyPublic181
Doane UniversityCretePrivate not-for-profit143
Peru State CollegePeruPublic142
Concordia University - NebraskaSewardPrivate not-for-profit82
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincolnPrivate not-for-profit51

What web and digital interface designers earn in Nebraska

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

Median annual in Nebraska
$65,520
Mean annual
$71,360
Jobs in state
720
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,990Median$65,52090th pct$100,590
Versus the national median
-37.0%

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

Job concentration
0.96×

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

Metro areas in Nebraska

Omaha, NE-IA
$71,210median
380 jobs
Lincoln, NE
$64,510median
190 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 Nebraska

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 Nebraska.

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 981 degrees in Nebraska in 2024-25, 51.7% 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 10 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Computer Programming, Design and Applied Arts, plus 5 more. Together they graduate about 1,899 people a year in Nebraska.

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

The median is $65,520 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 37.0% 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 Nebraska?+

19 institutions in Nebraska reported graduates from at least one of the 10 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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