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Best Web Design Schools Near Carson City, NV (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Carson City, Nevada has 2 accredited schools offering web design programs. Carson City has a population of about 57,522. In the Carson City, NV metro area, the top-earning web design-related role is Software Developers at a median $130,500 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to Carson City
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near Carson City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Carson City 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 Carson City.
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 Nevada schools on the Nevada web design page.
Web Design Wages Near Carson City
Carson City is part of the Carson City, NV metro area (BLS area code 16180). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Nevada statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$80,120
NV statewide
$81,672
Web Developers
$83,220
NV statewide
$84,832
Graphic Designers
$62,890
NV statewide
$64,108
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$97,350
NV statewide
$99,235
Art Directors
$98,070
NV statewide
$99,969
Software Developers
$130,500
Carson City, NV
$133,028
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$76,680
NV statewide
$78,165
Desktop Publishers
N/A
NV statewide
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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.
Carson City at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
98.1 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Carson City-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near Carson City, NV?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering web design programs near Carson City. The closest is Western Nevada College in Carson City, NV (3.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Sierra College (82.5 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying web design roles near Carson City?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near Carson City are: Software Developers ($130,500), Art Directors ($98,070), Special Effects Artists and Animators ($97,350). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Nevada statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in South Lake Tahoe instead of Carson City?
South Lake Tahoe, CA is 19.3 miles from Carson City 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.
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.
