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Best Web Design Schools Near Owensboro, KY (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Owensboro, Kentucky has 1 accredited school offering web design programs. Owensboro has a population of about 60,112. Median household income is $53,295 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 25.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Owensboro, KY metro area, the top-earning web design-related role is Software Developers at a median $102,010 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to Owensboro
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near Owensboro, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Owensboro 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 Owensboro.
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 Kentucky schools on the Kentucky web design page.
Web Design Wages Near Owensboro
Owensboro is part of the Owensboro, KY metro area (BLS area code 36980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$77,000
KY statewide
$86,907
Web Developers
$82,630
KY statewide
$93,262
Graphic Designers
$44,950
Owensboro, KY
$50,734
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$50,970
KY statewide
$57,528
Art Directors
$76,160
KY statewide
$85,959
Software Developers
$102,010
Owensboro, KY
$115,135
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$76,100
KY statewide
$85,892
Desktop Publishers
$45,760
KY statewide
$51,648
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.
Owensboro at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
60,112
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$53,295
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
25.4%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
88.6 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Owensboro-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near Owensboro, KY?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering web design programs near Owensboro. The closest is Illinois Eastern Community Colleges in Olney, IL (85.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (85.1 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying web design roles near Owensboro?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near Owensboro are: Software Developers ($102,010), Web Developers ($82,630), Web and Digital Interface Designers ($77,000). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Henderson instead of Owensboro?
Henderson, KY is 25.8 miles from Owensboro 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 Owensboro an affordable place to study web design?
Owensboro’s median household income of $53,295 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Owensboro while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kentucky 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.
