Best Web Developer programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment
Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces.
56 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,549 people a year. The job pays a median of — in Ohio across about 1,690 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
4 programs in Ohio that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (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 Ohio page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 11.0701In Ohio → | 1,803 | 70.7% | 37 | $70,374 | $23,250 |
| 2 | CIP 11.0201In Ohio → | 530 | 20.8% | 17 | $46,719 | $20,729 |
| 3 | CIP 11.0801In Ohio → | 205 | 8.0% | 16 | $33,504 | $27,000 |
| 4 | CIP 11.1004In Ohio → | 11 | 0.4% | 2 | $48,185 | $25,250 |
Top 25 schools in Ohio
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 56 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 315 | Computer Science | $74,052 | 80% | $28,560 | 65% |
| 2 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 304 | Computer Science | $60,051 | 64% | — | 86% |
| 3 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 250 | Computer Science | $95,688 | 87% | $27,976 | 37% |
| 4 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 233 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 50% | — | 84% |
| 5 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 216 | Computer Science | $68,280 | 51% | — | 91% |
| 6 | Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 203 | Computer Science | — | 80% | — | 75% |
| 7 | Terra State Community College Fremont, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 81 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 39% | — | — |
| 8 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 73 | Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | — | 31% | — | — |
| 9 | Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 72 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | $33,937 | 31% | — | — |
| 10 | Ohio University - Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 66 | Computer Science | $73,932 | 65% | — | 85% |
| 11 | Franklin University Columbus, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 61 | Computer Science | $76,264 | 11% | $22,280 | — |
| 12 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 3 feeder programs | 59 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 75% | — | 85% |
| 13 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 57 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 41% | — | — |
| 14 | Stark State College North Canton, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 57 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 23% | — | — |
| 15 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Computer Science | — | 74% | $22,491 | 60% |
| 16 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 38 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | $64,311 | 52% | — | 60% |
| 17 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Computer Science | $76,615 | 73% | $22,701 | 65% |
| 18 | Denison University Granville, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 35 | Computer Science | — | 79% | $23,864 | 17% |
| 19 | Edison State Community College Piqua, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 35 | Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | — | 38% | — | — |
| 20 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Computer Science | $73,546 | 69% | $31,119 | 86% |
| 21 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 22 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | $55,996 | 16% | — | — |
| 22 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 21 | Computer Science | — | 67% | $25,104 | 76% |
| 23 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Computer Science | $65,716 | 79% | $25,705 | 81% |
| 24 | Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Computer Science | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | — | 48% | — | — |
All 56 schools in Ohio
Every school in Ohio 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 Dayton | Dayton | Private not-for-profit | 315 | 1 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | Public | 304 | 1 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | Private not-for-profit | 250 | 1 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Public | 233 | 2 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Public | 216 | 1 |
| Miami University - Oxford | Oxford | Public | 203 | 1 |
| Terra State Community College | Fremont | Public | 81 | 2 |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Public | 73 | 1 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Public | 72 | 2 |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | Athens | Public | 66 | 1 |
| Franklin University | Columbus | Private not-for-profit | 61 | 2 |
| University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati | Public | 59 | 3 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public | 57 | 2 |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public | 57 | 2 |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster | Private not-for-profit | 40 | 1 |
What web developers earn in Ohio
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Ohio
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 Developers page.
How to become a Web Developer
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Ohio
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Web Developers4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 11.0201Computer Programming/Programmer, General
- 11.0701Computer Science
- 11.0801Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
- 11.1004Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
Common questions
Answers for people weighing web developers programs in Ohio.
What degree do you need to become a Web Developer?+
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 1,803 degrees in Ohio in 2024-25, 70.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Web Developer?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Software and Media Applications, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. Together they graduate about 2,549 people a year in Ohio.
Is demand for web developers growing?+
BLS projects a +7.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 5,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Ohio?+
56 institutions in Ohio reported graduates from at least one of the 4 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 developers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Webmaster, Web Architect, Web Developer, Web Design Specialist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1254.
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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