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Web Design
What Will I Learn in a Web Design Degree Program?
For most people, few days go by without a quick look at a Web page or some serious online surfing. As the Web moves to the forefront of the business, education and news fields, great websites and designers who can create them are needed. If you'd like to help meet this demand and explore your creative side as well, consider pursuing a degree in Web design. Through a Web design degree program, students will learn how to build, manage and design a website that can bring in new business or spread the word about personal projects and interests. Courses cover graphic design, illustration, HTML, Java, computer programming and visual communications.
What Can I Do With a Web Design Degree?
Although most Web design grads work in some manner with the Internet, the way in which they use their degrees differs greatly. Many Web designers choose to do freelance work, marketing themselves and finding clients independently. Others decide to work for large companies, keeping websites up-to-date and refreshing designs when needed. Some Web designers will specialize in online commerce, while others will prefer to work with communications, design or advertising. Web design is a flexible degree, and graduates will be able to tailor their careers to their own interests fairly easily.
What Is the Career Outlook for Web Design Degree Students?
In a world where it's hard to run a business or organization without an online presence, Web designers are in high demand and will continue to see job growth well into 2018 at rates significantly higher than those of other fields. Those who know a great deal about the technical aspects of Web development, such as programming, will stand out and may have an advantage in landing clients and finding employment. Pay for Web designers can vary widely, depending on the type of work being done. Most can expect to make $28,000 to $47,000 a year, though those who specialize in programming can make about $80,000.
