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Best Web Design Schools Near Bakersfield, CA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Bakersfield, California has 5 accredited schools offering web design programs. Bakersfield has a population of about 408,366. Median household income is $77,397 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 23.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In California, the top-earning web design-related role is Art Directors at a median $137,780 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to Bakersfield
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near Bakersfield, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bakersfield 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:
BOCSCORE
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 Bakersfield.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California web design page.
Web Design Wages Near Bakersfield
Bakersfield is part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area (BLS area code 12540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$82,800
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$82,061
Web Developers
$88,240
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$87,453
Graphic Designers
$61,970
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$61,417
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$130,540
CA statewide
$129,376
Art Directors
$137,780
CA statewide
$136,551
Software Developers
$130,330
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$129,167
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$100,770
CA statewide
$99,871
Desktop Publishers
$71,930
CA statewide
$71,288
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.
Bakersfield at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
408,366
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$77,397
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
23.3%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
100.9 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Bakersfield-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near Bakersfield, CA?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering web design programs near Bakersfield. The closest is Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, CA (5.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Allan Hancock College (83.2 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying web design roles near Bakersfield?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near Bakersfield are: Art Directors ($137,780), Special Effects Artists and Animators ($130,540), Software Developers ($130,330). 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 Shafter instead of Bakersfield?
Shafter, CA is 12.6 miles from Bakersfield and has its own set of local web design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Bakersfield an affordable place to study web design?
Bakersfield’s median household income of $77,397 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bakersfield 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.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
