South Carolina·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1255

Best Web programs in South Carolina, 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.

37 schools in South Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,518 people a year. The job pays a median of $80,930 in South Carolina across about 800 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDesignerWebmasterWeb DesignerGame DesignerWeb ArchitectWorld DesignerDesign DirectorWeb Design Specialist
Graduates / yr
1,518
in South Carolina
Median pay · South Carolina
$80,930
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
800
people employed
Schools
37
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,361
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in South Carolina that lead to this job

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

11 programs in South Carolina that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in South Carolina (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 South Carolina page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1838
55.2%
16$57,986$24,286
2193
12.7%
14$70,374$23,250
3139
9.2%
8$57,313$25,833
4103
6.8%
7$31,611$26,000
591
6.0%
5$29,112$23,836
677
5.1%
7$31,611$26,000
760
4.0%
3$46,719$20,729
89
0.6%
3$44,670$24,250
96
0.4%
2$57,986$24,286
101
0.1%
1$57,986$24,286
111
0.1%
1$33,504$27,000

Top 25 schools in South Carolina

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 13 of the 37 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Clemson University
Clemson, SC Public · 4 feeder programs
436Computer and Information Sciences, General$73,37487%38%
2University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC Public · 5 feeder programs
403Computer and Information Sciences, General$68,59779%60%
3College of Charleston
Charleston, SC Public · 3 feeder programs
85Computer and Information Sciences, General$67,43866%60%
4Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC Public · 3 feeder programs
57Graphic Design$26,07648%75%
5University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
52Computer and Information Sciences, General$49,99943%67%
6University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC Public · 3 feeder programs
49Computer Science40%79%
7Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
46Computer Programming/Programmer, General21%
8Anderson University
Anderson, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
45Graphic Design$34,04066%$24,81255%
9Furman University
Greenville, SC Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
37Computer Science79%$24,93243%
10Horry - Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
32Design and Visual Communications, General$22,02438%
11Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs
28Graphic Design47%$21,84896%
12Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
21Graphic Design28%
13York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
18Design and Visual Communications, General30%
14Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
17Computer Science65%$18,053
15Lander University
Greenwood, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
17Computer and Information Sciences, General$59,23250%81%
16Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
17Computer Science$64,26784%$24,45952%
17Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC Public · 3 feeder programs
16Computer and Information Sciences, General$64,30257%79%
18North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
13Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia55%$20,32767%
19Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
11Computer and Information Sciences, General$71,21375%23%
20Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
11Computer Science52%$23,69865%
21Columbia College
Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
11Computer and Information Sciences, General37%$23,98694%
22Francis Marion University
Florence, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
11Computer and Information Sciences, General43%86%
23South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
10Computer and Information Sciences, General$30,08237%83%
24Benedict College
Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
9Computer Science24%$19,58996%
25Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
8Design and Visual Communications, General33%

All 37 schools in South Carolina

Every school in South Carolina 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 South Carolina that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Clemson UniversityClemsonPublic4364
University of South Carolina - ColumbiaColumbiaPublic4035
College of CharlestonCharlestonPublic853
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwayPublic573
University of South Carolina - UpstateSpartanburgPublic522
University of South Carolina AikenAikenPublic493
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenvillePublic461
Anderson UniversityAndersonPrivate not-for-profit452
Furman UniversityGreenvillePrivate not-for-profit373
Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeConwayPublic321
Charleston Southern UniversityCharlestonPrivate not-for-profit285
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburgPublic211
York Technical CollegeRock HillPublic181
Bob Jones UniversityGreenvillePrivate not-for-profit172
Lander UniversityGreenwoodPublic172

What web and digital interface designers earn in South Carolina

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

Median annual in South Carolina
$80,930
Mean annual
$94,750
Jobs in state
800
What the range looks like
10th pct$43,720Median$80,93090th pct$162,880
Versus the national median
-22.2%

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

Job concentration
0.48×

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

Metro areas in South Carolina

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$96,190median
90 jobs
Columbia, SC
$80,930median
140 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$82,890median
50 jobs
Florence, SC
$78,290median
30 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$78,650median
70 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
avg
200 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 South Carolina

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 South Carolina.

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 838 degrees in South Carolina in 2024-25, 55.2% 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 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Design and Applied Arts, Information Science/Studies, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 1,518 people a year in South Carolina.

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

The median is $80,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 22.2% 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 South Carolina?+

37 institutions in South Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 11 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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