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Best Web Design Schools Near Grand Island, NE (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Grand Island, Nebraska has 1 accredited school offering web design programs. Grand Island has a population of about 52,761. Median household income is $62,439 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 20.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Grand Island, NE metro area, the top-earning web design-related role is Software Developers at a median $96,260 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to Grand Island
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near Grand Island, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Grand Island 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 Grand Island.
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 Nebraska schools on the Nebraska web design page.
Web Design Wages Near Grand Island
Grand Island is part of the Grand Island, NE metro area (BLS area code 24260). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Nebraska statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$65,520
NE statewide
$75,571
Web Developers
$80,350
NE statewide
$92,676
Graphic Designers
$55,790
Grand Island, NE
$64,348
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$50,830
NE statewide
$58,627
Art Directors
$73,270
NE statewide
$84,510
Software Developers
$96,260
Grand Island, NE
$111,027
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$71,570
NE statewide
$82,549
Desktop Publishers
$36,280
NE statewide
$41,845
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.
Grand Island at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
52,761
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$62,439
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
20.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
86.7 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Grand Island-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near Grand Island, NE?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering web design programs near Grand Island. The closest is Hastings College in Hastings, NE (22.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Hastings College (22.9 miles).
What are the highest-paying web design roles near Grand Island?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near Grand Island are: Software Developers ($96,260), Web Developers ($80,350), Art Directors ($73,270). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Nebraska statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Hastings instead of Grand Island?
Hastings, NE is 22.5 miles from Grand Island 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 Grand Island an affordable place to study web design?
Grand Island’s median household income of $62,439 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Grand Island while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Nebraska 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.
