Best Web programs in Pennsylvania, 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.
123 schools in Pennsylvania run programs that feed this job, graduating 8,284 people a year. The job pays a median of $104,160 in Pennsylvania across about 2,820 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Pennsylvania that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
13 programs in Pennsylvania that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 11.0101In Pennsylvania → | 2,749 | 33.2% | 56 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 2 | CIP 11.0701In Pennsylvania → | 2,529 | 30.5% | 55 | $70,374 | $23,250 |
| 3 | CIP 11.0401In Pennsylvania → | 1,107 | 13.4% | 36 | $57,313 | $25,833 |
| 4 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimediamain feeder CIP 09.0702In Pennsylvania → | 530 | 6.4% | 27 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0409In Pennsylvania → | 334 | 4.0% | 28 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 11.0104In Pennsylvania → | 330 | 4.0% | 9 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0401In Pennsylvania → | 184 | 2.2% | 16 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 8 | CIP 11.0801In Pennsylvania → | 148 | 1.8% | 15 | $33,504 | $27,000 |
| 9 | CIP 11.0105In Pennsylvania → | 130 | 1.6% | 6 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 10 | Human Computer Interactionmain feeder CIP 30.3101In Pennsylvania → | 98 | 1.2% | 3 | $57,986 | $25,812 |
| 11 | CIP 11.0201In Pennsylvania → | 74 | 0.9% | 7 | $46,719 | $20,729 |
| 12 | CIP 52.1404In Pennsylvania → | 69 | 0.8% | 4 | $44,670 | $24,250 |
| 13 | CIP 11.1004In Pennsylvania → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,185 | $25,250 |
Top 25 schools in Pennsylvania
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 47 of the 123 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 1,288 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $146,204 | 97% | $22,055 | 5% |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 7 feeder programs | 1,255 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $84,050 | 86% | — | 61% |
| 3 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 577 | Computer Science | $77,599 | 85% | — | 58% |
| 4 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 553 | Computer Science | $86,930 | 78% | $36,004 | 79% |
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 488 | Computer Science | $171,264 | 94% | $23,803 | 12% |
| 6 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 244 | Computer Science | — | 34% | $14,140 | 87% |
| 7 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 207 | Computer Science | $88,587 | 88% | $26,912 | 26% |
| 8 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public · 4 feeder programs | 202 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $73,393 | 75% | — | 80% |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University - World Campus University Park, PA Public · 4 feeder programs | 163 | Information Science/Studies | $66,209 | 34% | — | 91% |
| 10 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 155 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $48,056 | 54% | — | 91% |
| 11 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 155 | Information Science/Studies | $49,369 | 66% | — | 71% |
| 12 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 143 | Information Science/Studies | $62,375 | 66% | $24,175 | 90% |
| 13 | Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA Public · 5 feeder programs | 137 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $39,461 | 24% | — | — |
| 14 | Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 135 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $21,223 | 24% | — | — |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 115 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 26% | — | 98% |
| 16 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 100 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 71% | — | 78% |
| 17 | Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Abington Abington, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 92 | Computer Science | — | 20% | — | 97% |
| 18 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA Public · 2 feeder programs | 88 | Digital Marketing | $39,247 | 56% | — | 91% |
| 19 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 84 | Computer Science | — | 52% | — | 94% |
| 20 | Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA Public · 4 feeder programs | 81 | Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | $35,284 | 21% | — | — |
| 21 | Villanova University Villanova, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 72 | Computer Science | — | 92% | $33,774 | 27% |
| 22 | Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA Public · 5 feeder programs | 69 | Computer Science | — | 24% | — | — |
| 23 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 67 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $55,402 | 58% | — | 86% |
| 24 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 65 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 69% | $26,034 | 81% |
| 25 | Delaware County Community College Media, PA Public · 3 feeder programs | 56 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 24% | — | — |
All 123 schools in Pennsylvania
Every school in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 1,288 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus | University Park | Public | 1,255 | 7 |
| University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | Public | 577 | 3 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 553 | 9 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | Private not-for-profit | 488 | 4 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Harrisburg | Private not-for-profit | 244 | 3 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Private not-for-profit | 207 | 2 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | Public | 202 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University - World Campus | University Park | Public | 163 | 4 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | Public | 155 | 3 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock | Public | 155 | 3 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township | Private not-for-profit | 143 | 4 |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Public | 137 | 5 |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Public | 135 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown | Public | 115 | 3 |
What web and digital interface designers earn in Pennsylvania
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $104,000. Pennsylvania pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania.
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 2,749 degrees in Pennsylvania in 2024-25, 33.2% 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 13 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Information Science/Studies, Radio, plus 6 more. Together they graduate about 8,284 people a year in Pennsylvania.
How much do web and digital interface designers earn in Pennsylvania?+
The median is $104,160 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.2% above 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 Pennsylvania?+
123 institutions in Pennsylvania reported graduates from at least one of the 13 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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