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Best Web Design Schools Near West Lafayette, IN (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
West Lafayette, Indiana has 5 accredited schools offering web design programs, with tuition ranging from $5,154 to $34,891 per year for indexed programs. West Lafayette has a population of about 44,802. Median household income is $33,497 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 71.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Indiana, the top-earning web design-related role is Art Directors at a median $105,690 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to West Lafayette
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near West Lafayette, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette.
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.
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Purdue University Global
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West Lafayette, IN
•1.0 miles from West Lafayette
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Indiana schools on the Indiana web design page.
Web Design Wages Near West Lafayette
West Lafayette is part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area (BLS area code 29200). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$68,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$72,966
Web Developers
$80,870
IN statewide
$86,585
Graphic Designers
$66,060
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$70,728
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$75,250
IN statewide
$80,567
Art Directors
$105,690
IN statewide
$113,158
Software Developers
$99,750
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$106,799
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$85,280
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$91,306
Desktop Publishers
$49,070
IN statewide
$52,537
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.
West Lafayette at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
44,802
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$33,497
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
71.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
93.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other West Lafayette-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near West Lafayette, IN?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering web design programs near West Lafayette. The closest is Purdue University Global in West Lafayette, IN (1.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Prairie State College (83.6 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying web design roles near West Lafayette?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near West Lafayette are: Art Directors ($105,690), Software Developers ($99,750), Commercial and Industrial Designers ($85,280). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Lafayette instead of West Lafayette?
Lafayette, IN is 4.6 miles from West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette an affordable place to study web design?
West Lafayette’s median household income of $33,497 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in West Lafayette while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Indiana 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.
