User Experience & Interaction Design Degree
Behind every great program is a person thinking about the user.
User Experience & Interaction Design involves being mindful of your user’s needs and desires when designing any product or experience. When you put the customer first and provide intuitive, user-friendly experiences for your audience, it pays off.
In this program, you’ll learn how to design, measure, and improve how users engage with digital products by considering topics like visual design, programming, and psychology.
Why Champlain College?
Real Experience, Right Away
With our Upside-Down Curriculum, you’ll start exploring design, programming, and interaction psychology in your first semester.
Learn the Same Way You’ll Work
You’ll collaborate and learn from fields like business, psychology, and computer science, preparing you to design holistic and impactful user experiences, and you’ll have chances to do work for real clients in your first year.
Small School, Big Resources
Get experiential learning and industry exposure by participating in real-world projects at the Leahy Center and through an exclusive membership to Generator makerspace.
Facts & Stats
According to Glassdoor.com, interaction designers earn competitive salaries, reflecting the high demand for their specialized skills.
Projected job growth for web developers & digital designers between 2023–2033, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Champlain was named a “Most Innovative School” by U.S. News & World Report in its “America’s Best Colleges” 2024 ranking of universities in the North.
Program Highlights
- Collaborate with students from other disciplines through the Creative Studio Experience
- Dive into real interaction design work through internship opportunities and projects for real clients
- Start building a professional-grade portfolio, starting on day one with the Upside-Down Curriculum
- Team up with entrepreneurs and artists on projects through partnerships with Hula and Generator makerspace
Your Career Outlook
You’ll Find a Career In…
- Web design
- UX design
- UI design
- Front-end development
- Usability research
- Mobile design
- Interactive media
Anthropic
Through a new partnership with Anthropic, a leader in AI safety and research, Champlain is integrating AI literacy and innovation into the student experience. You’ll learn how to think critically, work responsibly with AI, and use it to solve real-world challenges. Gain future-proof skills across every discipline and be ready for what’s next in AI and beyond.
