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About Web Graphic Design

Why Web Graphic Design (WGD)?

With the dramatic growth of the Internet and exciting technological advances in the design field, web graphic design degree holders are uniquely poised to take advantage of career opportunities in a huge variety of areas, including advertising, marketing, technical communications, publishing and training. In fact, through 2014, graphic designers are expected to have access to the most new jobs of all design professionals; and those with web design experience and programming skills will have the best opportunities. With a web graphic design degree, you'll gain both the design and technical skills and the experience to stand out in a field where jobs are growing and competition is fierce.

As you earn your web design degree, you'll learn how to produce high-quality, web-enabled graphics and develop all types of graphic media - web pages, marketing collateral, advertising, instructional material and multimedia projects - through a collaborative approach. By mastering key software applications, fundamental design principles, web content management and animation, you'll be prepared to design, illustrate, compile and produce visual solutions for communications, especially for the Internet. Plus, you'll develop a portfolio of work throughout the program that sets you apart as a professional before you even get started in a career.

Earn your associate degree in Web Graphic Design from DeVry University - in as little as 18 months if you attend class year-round - and turn your passion into a profession with a rewarding career as a media design professional in fields that anticipate excellent growth.

Why DeVry University for Web Graphic Design?

For students seeking the most comprehensive, experiential and career-oriented Web Design degree program, DeVry University will give you the best advantage. Here's why:

• Recognized leader. The web design degree program draws from DeVry University's 75+ year history as a leading technology school to teach every aspect of web graphic design. This prepares you for in-demand graphic design jobs in training and instructional design, advertising, marketing and communications.
• Employer approved. DeVry University works with industry leaders to design programs that produce graduates who meet their needs. Multiple campuses coast to coast and an online university allow DeVry University to partner with industry-leading companies to offer students a real-world education and networking contacts to potential employers around the world.
• Career-focused education. DeVry University offers an accelerated associate degree program, based on a year-round course schedule; applications-based learning in up-to-date computer labs; accessible faculty with technical and design expertise and professional experience in the field; and the ultimate flexibility of a Web Graphic Design degree earned online.
• Learn-by-doing methodology. As a web design degree student at DeVry University, you will work on industry-standard equipment and up-to-date software to develop your graphic media and create a portfolio of work to show potential clients and employers when you graduate. Strong design and technical abilities as well as teamwork and communication skills are honed, creating web design degree holders who know how to compete and excel in the industry.
• Successful graduates. In the past year 91% of DeVry graduates held positions in their field of study within 6 months of graduation and earned an average entry-level salary of $41,000.