UX Design
Gain essential UX Design skills and earn a a Google Certificate in 22 weeks without quitting your day job. Pay $0 upfront.
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Secure your place in our upcoming UX Design cohort while there’s still time. This is your opportunity to ignite a career transformation. Don’t wait, apply today!
Why UX Design?
Considering a career change into tech? UX Design offers an exciting, in-demand field where you’ll create websites, apps, and physical products to enhance user interactions. As technology evolves, the growing demand for intuitive and functional user experiences makes a career in UX Design perfect for those with creativity, human-centricity, and a desire for continuous learning and growth.
Competitive Compensation: UX design careers are in high demand across all industries, with median entry-level salaries starting at $77,000+.
In-Demand Careers: With a Google UX Design Certificate and professional skills training from our best-in-class coaches, you’re setting yourself up for continuous career advancement. This applies to both small businesses and large organizations, opening doors to over 63,000 entry-level UX Design job openings.
Fulfilling Work: Engage in roles that are not just tech-centric but also people-centric, ensuring users can navigate technology smoothly. Many tech roles offer flexible schedules, promoting a healthy work-life balance. Our alumni land roles such as Junior UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Visual Designer, Information Architect, Product Designer, and more.
Our alums work for the world’s top tech companies
Get started with $0 upfront
Build a career based on your potential, not your bank account.
- Learn in-demand skills
- Land a great job
- Pay only after the program
- Support the next class
Work Life Balance
Your third-party coursework and Merit America career coaching services are online. Live meetings are only 3-5 hours per week. You can complete the coursework in-between work shifts, on weekends – whatever works for your life.
My Calendar
Monday, January 10
Merit America Program
- At Work 8am – 3pm
- Online Coursework 3pm – 5pm
- Daycare pick-up 5:15pm
- Family Dinner 6pm
- 1:1 Career Coaching 8pm
Work with a team dedicated to your success
Meet regularly with a career coach and squad of your peers to keep you on track. After you finish, you’ll join a network of thousands of Merit America alumni.
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Michael, Career Coach
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Also, something to look forward to: you’re only one week away from completing your Google Certificate!
How does Merit America Compare?
| Merit America | Tech Bootcamp | Community College | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Length | 22 weeks | 20-24 weeks | 50-100 weeks |
| In person/Remote | Remote | Remote | In-person/Remote |
| Part-time? |  20 hours/week |  Varies | Varies |
| Maximum Payment/Tuition | $5,700 | $16,000-$19,000 | $5,000-$10,000 |
| Certificate | Google UX Design Certificate | Varies | Yes |
| Organization Type | Non-profit (Merit America collaborates with for-profits) | For-profit | For-profit or Non-profit |
| Coaching and Job Search Support | Yes | Yes | Varies |
| Downside Protection | Yes | Varies |  No |
Earn a Google UX Design Certificate to get the skills employers are looking for
Core Principles of Design
Understand human-centered design and equity-focused principles. Learn about cross-functional team collaboration. Practice end-to-end processes including: (1) empathy and research; (2) problem definition; (3) collaborative ideation; (4) mapping and mock-ups; and (5) prototyping and testing. Get exposed to visual design craft, and understand the unique qualities of responsive and cross-device design.
UX Specialization
Strengthen your technical skills by learning professional applications like Figma. Learn special techniques for ideation and user-centric problem-solving, including HMWs, crazy eights, journey-mapping, storyboarding, wireframing, low-/high-fidelity prototypes and prototype testing. Practice special research methodologies for building empathy, including: user interviews, surveys, usability and competitive auditing.
Mastering the job search
Complete true-to-life UX projects, including a mobile app, an app optimization, a responsive website, and a design for social good. Showcase that work in a UX design portfolio you will build. Then, stand out in the interview process by working with your Merit America coaching team to create an effective resume and cover letter, and learn the best way to answer common UX design interview questions.
