Best UX Design Schools Near Santa Paula, CA (2026)

Santa Paula, California has 51 accredited schools offering user experience programs, with tuition ranging from $1,156 to $58,996 per year for indexed programs. Santa Paula has a population of about 31,202. Median household income is $77,130 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 14.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In California, the top-earning user experience-related role is Web and Digital Interface Designer at a median $136,110 annually (BLS, May 2025).


Closest User Experience Schools to Santa Paula

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer user experience programs near Santa Paula, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Santa Paula city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Santa Paula. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

#1

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA 13.8 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 65.2
  • 4 year
Graduation rate 34%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $49,044
Avg net price $-2,296/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 39

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA 28.8 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 38.8
  • 4 year
Graduation rate 71%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $41,198
Avg net price $46,080/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 84%
  • Programs offered: 7

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#3

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA 38.9 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 42.2
  • 4 year
Graduation rate 22%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,678
Avg net price $12,152/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 42

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#4

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA 41.3 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 63.0
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 28%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,193
Avg net price $2,779/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 46

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#5

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA 44.2 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 35.2
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $29,633
Avg net price $39,011/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 73%
  • Programs offered: 6

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#6

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA 45.8 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 21.3
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 45%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $31,632
Avg net price $30,980/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 50%
  • Programs offered: 5

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#7

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA 45.9 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 59.2
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 18%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $38,537
Avg net price $9,634/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 100%
  • Programs offered: 43

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#8

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA 46.3 miles from Santa Paula BOC Score 43.1
  • 4 year
Graduation rate 67%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $58,152
Avg net price $51,248/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 74%
  • Programs offered: 5

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California user experience page.


User Experience Wages Near Santa Paula

Santa Paula is part of the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area (BLS area code 37100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designer$136,110CA statewide$123,176
Graphic Designer$67,300Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$60,905
Web Developer$119,570CA statewide$108,208
Computer Systems Analyst$119,970Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$108,570

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Santa Paula at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population31,202Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$77,130Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+14.7%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)110.5 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited user experience schools are near Santa Paula, CA?

Our directory has 51 accredited schools offering user experience programs near Santa Paula. The closest is Moorpark College in Moorpark, CA (13.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is West Los Angeles College (45.8 miles). 6 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying user experience roles near Santa Paula?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying user experience-related roles near Santa Paula are: Web and Digital Interface Designer ($136,110), Computer Systems Analyst ($119,970), Web Developer ($119,570). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Camarillo instead of Santa Paula?

Camarillo, CA is 9.2 miles from Santa Paula and has its own set of local user experience programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Santa Paula an affordable place to study user experience?

Santa Paula’s median household income of $77,130 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Santa Paula while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


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Other Programs Available in Santa Paula

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Santa Paula:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.