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Best Web Design Schools Near Fuquay-Varina, NC (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina has 1 accredited school offering web design programs. Fuquay-Varina has a population of about 37,749. Median household income is $111,447 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 52.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, the top-earning web design-related role is Software Developers at a median $132,770 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Web Design Schools to Fuquay-Varina
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer web design programs near Fuquay-Varina, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fuquay-Varina 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 Fuquay-Varina.
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 North Carolina schools on the North Carolina web design page.
Web Design Wages Near Fuquay-Varina
Fuquay-Varina is part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area (BLS area code 39580). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to North Carolina statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$102,860
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$104,745
Web Developers
$82,250
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$83,758
Graphic Designers
$61,700
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$62,831
Special Effects Artists and Animators
$79,360
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$80,815
Art Directors
$103,990
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$105,896
Software Developers
$132,770
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$135,204
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$87,620
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$89,226
Desktop Publishers
$43,700
NC statewide
$44,501
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.
Fuquay-Varina at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
37,749
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$111,447
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
52.9%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
98.2 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Fuquay-Varina-Area Cities With Web Design Programs
How many accredited web design schools are near Fuquay-Varina, NC?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering web design programs near Fuquay-Varina. The closest is East Carolina University in Greenville, NC (79.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is East Carolina University (79.3 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying web design roles near Fuquay-Varina?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying web design-related roles near Fuquay-Varina are: Software Developers ($132,770), Art Directors ($103,990), Web and Digital Interface Designers ($102,860). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with North Carolina statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Holly Springs instead of Fuquay-Varina?
Holly Springs, NC is 5.2 miles from Fuquay-Varina 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 Fuquay-Varina an affordable place to study web design?
Fuquay-Varina’s median household income of $111,447 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Fuquay-Varina while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and North Carolina 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.
