Web Design
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
This program helps students design and develop applications and scripts for the World Wide Web (WWW). Web programmers need to be knowledgeable on a variety of Internet technologies (HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Java, PHP, AJAX, and SQL), and database management system. They are chiefly responsible for providing the programming which makes web pages interactive or allows users to interact with back-end applications and databases. Web programmers are instrumental in making electronic commerce on the Internet possible.
Web Design Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Graphic Designers
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 37,600
- High salary: 103,030
- Average salary: 61300
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Bachelor's degree, Some college
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 57,220
- High salary: 174,630
- Average salary: 99800
Video Game Designers
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 47,840
- High salary: 192,180
- Average salary: 98090
All Careers in Web Design (12)
| Art Directors | Bachelor's degree | Stable | 111,040 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Administrators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Rising | 108,970 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Post-doctoral training | Rising | 106,120 |
| Database Administrators | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 104,620 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 99,800 |
| Video Game Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 98,090 |
| Web Developers | Bachelor's degree, Certificate after high school | Rising | 90,930 |
| Producers & Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Film & Video Editors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Stable | 70,980 |
| Graphic Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 61,300 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators | Some college, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 60,560 |
| Desktop Publishers | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 53,620 |
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