West Virginia·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1255

Best Web programs in West Virginia, 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.

22 schools in West Virginia run programs that feed this job, graduating 406 people a year. The job pays a median of $71,880 in West Virginia across about 200 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDesignerWebmasterWeb DesignerGame DesignerWeb ArchitectWorld DesignerDesign DirectorWeb Design Specialist
Graduates / yr
406
in West Virginia
Median pay · West Virginia
$71,880
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
200
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
39%
across those schools
Median net price
$16,943
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in West Virginia 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 11.07
Computer Science
148graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 36.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $70,374
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.01
Computer and Information Sciences
82graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 20.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,986
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.04
Design and Applied Arts
66graduates / yr
3 schools · 2 specializations · 16.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,611
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.04
Information Science/Studies
34graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 8.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,313
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.08
Computer Software and Media Applications
30graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 7.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,504
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.10
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
24graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 5.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,185
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.02
Computer Programming
15graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 3.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,719
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07
Radio
6graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 1.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,112
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.14
Marketing
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,670

10 programs in West Virginia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in West Virginia (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 West Virginia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1148
36.5%
6$70,374$23,250
282
20.2%
7$57,986$24,286
355
13.5%
3$31,611$26,000
434
8.4%
7$57,313$25,833
530
7.4%
4$33,504$27,000
624
5.9%
1$48,185$25,250
715
3.7%
2$46,719$20,729
811
2.7%
3$31,611$26,000
96
1.5%
2$29,112$23,836
101
0.2%
1$44,670$24,250

Top 22 schools in West Virginia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
150Computer Science$74,15965%89%
2Marshall University
Huntington, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
44Computer and Information Sciences, General$52,04751%96%
3American Public University System
Charles Town, WV Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
37Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster$66,58857%$10,199
4Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV Public · 3 feeder programs
21Computer Programming/Programmer, General32%
5Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV Public · 1 feeder programs
18Computer and Information Sciences, General$57,26551%97%
6West Virginia State University
Institute, WV Public · 1 feeder programs
17Computer Science39%96%
7Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
15Computer and Information Sciences, General$64,97544%99%
8West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
13Computer Science57%$17,32593%
9BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
11Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design34%
10Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Keyser, WV Public · 1 feeder programs
11Information Science/Studies31%
11Concord University
Athens, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
10Computer Science39%93%
12West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
10Computer Science9%
13Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
8Design and Visual Communications, General42%
14University of Charleston
Charleston, WV Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
7Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design46%$21,93962%
15West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV Public · 2 feeder programs
7Graphic Design60%97%
16Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WV Public · 1 feeder programs
5Computer and Information Sciences, General37%97%
17Mountwest Community and Technical College
Huntington, WV Public · 1 feeder programs
5Graphic Design19%
18Salem University
Salem, WV Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Computer and Information Sciences, General20%$14,845
19Bethany College
Bethany, WV Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Computer Science47%$15,78359%
20West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV Public · 1 feeder programs
4Computer and Information Sciences, General$65,22333%37%
21Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Computer and Information Sciences, General39%$19,28494%
22Strayer University - West Virginia
Scott Depot, WV Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Information Science/Studies$71,1670%$16,943

All 22 schools in West Virginia

Every school in West Virginia 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 West Virginia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownPublic1502
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonPublic442
American Public University SystemCharles TownPrivate for-profit372
Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburgPublic213
Shepherd UniversityShepherdstownPublic181
West Virginia State UniversityInstitutePublic171
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontPublic152
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannonPrivate not-for-profit133
BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth CharlestonPublic112
Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyserPublic111
Concord UniversityAthensPublic102
West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburgPublic102
Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmontPublic82
University of CharlestonCharlestonPrivate not-for-profit72
West Liberty UniversityWest LibertyPublic72

What web and digital interface designers earn in West Virginia

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

Median annual in West Virginia
$71,880
Mean annual
$103,430
Jobs in state
200
What the range looks like
10th pct$30,800Median$71,88090th pct$271,340
Versus the national median
-30.9%

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

Job concentration
0.40×

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 West Virginia

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 West Virginia.

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 148 degrees in West Virginia in 2024-25, 36.5% 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 Science, Computer and Information Sciences, Design and Applied Arts, Information Science/Studies, plus 5 more. Together they graduate about 406 people a year in West Virginia.

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

The median is $71,880 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 30.9% 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 West Virginia?+

22 institutions in West Virginia 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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