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Best Web Design Schools Near Des Plaines, IL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Des Plaines, Illinois has 5 accredited schools offering web design programs. Des Plaines has a population of about 59,408. Median household income is $94,303 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 38.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the top-earning web design-related role is Software Developers at a median $134,380 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to Des Plaines
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near Des Plaines, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines.
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 Illinois schools on the Illinois web design page.
Web Design Wages Near Des Plaines
Des Plaines is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (BLS area code 16980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Illinois statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$87,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$84,865
Web Developers
$96,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$93,504
Graphic Designers
$66,490
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$64,180
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$83,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$80,309
Art Directors
$104,570
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$100,936
Software Developers
$134,380
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$129,710
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$112,950
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$109,025
Desktop Publishers
$58,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$56,110
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.
Des Plaines at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
59,408
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$94,303
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
38.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
103.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Des Plaines-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near Des Plaines, IL?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering web design programs near Des Plaines. The closest is Oakton College in Des Plaines, IL (2.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is DePaul University (17.7 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying web design roles near Des Plaines?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near Des Plaines are: Software Developers ($134,380), Commercial and Industrial Designers ($112,950), Art Directors ($104,570). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Illinois statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Mount Prospect instead of Des Plaines?
Mount Prospect, IL is 2.8 miles from Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines an affordable place to study web design?
Des Plaines’s median household income of $94,303 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Des Plaines while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Illinois 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 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
