North Dakota·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1255

Best Web programs in North Dakota, 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.

9 schools in North Dakota run programs that feed this job, graduating 223 people a year. The job pays a median of $64,260 in North Dakota across about 40 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDesignerWebmasterWeb DesignerGame DesignerWeb ArchitectWorld DesignerDesign DirectorWeb Design Specialist
Graduates / yr
223
in North Dakota
Median pay · North Dakota
$64,260
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
40
people employed
Schools
9
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$19,583
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in North Dakota that lead to this job

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

7 programs in North Dakota that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in North Dakota (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 North Dakota page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1139
62.3%
3$70,374$23,250
268
30.5%
7$57,986$24,286
38
3.6%
2$31,611$26,000
43
1.3%
1$29,112$23,836
52
0.9%
1$46,719$20,729
62
0.9%
1$33,504$27,000
71
0.4%
1$48,185$25,250

Top 9 schools in North Dakota

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 9 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
120Computer Science$60,42664%95%
2University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND Public · 3 feeder programs
51Computer and Information Sciences, General$65,02060%77%
3Minot State University
Minot, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
18Computer and Information Sciences, General45%65%
4University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
10Computer and Information Sciences, General49%$19,58388%
5North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
8Computer and Information Sciences, General55%
6Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
6Computer and Information Sciences, General51%37%
7University of Mary
Bismarck, ND Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
6Computer and Information Sciences, General67%$16,75375%
8Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
3Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design47%
9Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
1Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster48%

All 9 schools in North Dakota

Every school in North Dakota 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 North Dakota that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
North Dakota State University - Main CampusFargoPublic1201
University of North DakotaGrand ForksPublic513
Minot State UniversityMinotPublic182
University of JamestownJamestownPrivate not-for-profit102
North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpetonPublic81
Dickinson State UniversityDickinsonPublic62
University of MaryBismarckPrivate not-for-profit62
Bismarck State CollegeBismarckPublic32
Dakota College at BottineauBottineauPublic11

What web and digital interface designers earn in North Dakota

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

Median annual in North Dakota
$64,260
Mean annual
$71,740
Jobs in state
40
What the range looks like
10th pct$50,940Median$64,26090th pct$89,440
Versus the national median
-38.2%

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

Job concentration
0.12×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these 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 North Dakota

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 North Dakota.

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 Science, which awarded 139 degrees in North Dakota in 2024-25, 62.3% 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 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer Science, Computer and Information Sciences, Design and Applied Arts, Radio, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 223 people a year in North Dakota.

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

The median is $64,260 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 38.2% 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 North Dakota?+

9 institutions in North Dakota reported graduates from at least one of the 7 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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