Albuquerque, NM (population: 535,923) has fifty-three web design schools within a 500-mile radius of its city center. University of Utah, the highest ranked school in this group with a web design program, has a total student population of 29,284. It is the 129th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Utah.
Web Design students from Albuquerque schools who go on to become web designers, ad designers, advertising designers, commercial designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Interior designers make on average $51,990 per year and there are about 46,010 of them employed in the US today.
Albuquerque lies in Bernalillo county, which is one of the 23 counties in New Mexico. Overall, the Albuquerque area has 381,870 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $19.31/hr average worker wage, and a $40,170 average annual salary.
Of the 53 web design schools with a 500-mile radius of Albuquerque, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Collins College comes out as the most expensive ($43,351/yr) for web design students, with Mountainland Applied Technology College as the lowest, reported at only $1,568/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Albuquerque |
| Albuequerque | NM | - | 1 | 4.18669 | 13 | 3.0 miles |
| Rio Rancho | NM | 85,837 | 1 | 10.6625 | 12 | 10.6 miles |
| Santa Fe | NM | 74,019 | 6 | 20.0822 | 127 | 54.1 miles |
| Grants | NM | - | 1 | 9.85236 | 40 | 69.7 miles |