The 16 Best UX Design Bootcamps

Course Report's Top Schools of 2022
BEST UX DESIGN BOOTCAMP 2022
Curated By: Liz Eggleston & Jess Feldman from Course Report
LAST UPDATED ON: AUGUTST 8, 2022

As the leading authority on UX/UI design bootcamps, the team at Course Report has been researching, tracking, and sharing updates on the design bootcamp industry since 2013. Each year, we use our knowledge and expertise to curate a list of the top user experience design bootcamps around the world. Put simply, these are the 16 design schools we would recommend to our own family and friends.

These bootcamps teach students the skills to become a web designer, user experience designer, or user interface designer by teaching design thinking, user research, wireframing and tools like Sketch, Figma, Adobe, and more. In 2022, you'll also see AR/VR Design, AI Design, and Product Design courses on this list.

Methodology

To create this list, we considered UX/UI design bootcamps around the world. We look for the following qualities when selecting schools for this Best Bootcamps list:

  • Alumni + Student Reviews: Students and alumni have left more than 40,000 reviews on Course Report. We consider both quality & quantity of bootcamp reviews, and particular weight is given to Verified Reviews.
  • Time Commitment: UX/UI Design bootcamps included in this list have programs where students dedicate at least 10 hours of study a week and are at least 6 weeks long.
  • Transparency Around Career Outcomes: Schools that have published CIRR outcomes within the past year, though schools that self-publish outcomes are also recognized.
  • Varied Financing Options: Bootcamps that offer a variety of payment options like deferred tuition, income share agreements, or school financing to make their program more accessible to students.
  • Vetted Lending Partnerships: Whether a school has been vetted and approved to work with reputable financing companies like Ascent Funding and Climb Credit.
  • In addition to the above factors, we considered a school’s operation time, number of campuses, selectivity in the application process, caliber of career support, and commitment to diversity when creating this list.

Bootcamps in the Rising Stars category have stood out to us because they’ve been rated highly by alumni, shown growth over the last year, or demonstrated a proven curriculum.

This list is not a ranking, but rather design programs are listed alphabetically. Remember, there is no objective "best UX/UI design boot camp" for everyone - the best school for you depends on your own learning style, availability, career goals, location etc. The following is a list of 16 quality UX/UI design bootcamps, but no matter how many accolades a school has, do your research: read reviews, talk to alumni, visit the classroom, and ask about job outcomes data. Wondering where to start? Check out our Ultimate Guide to UX/UI Design Bootcamps, featuring answers to our most frequently asked questions. This list includes in-person and online bootcamps.

When UX bootcamps stand out in certain areas, we award them the following Badges of Honor:

Marketing partnerships that Course Report may have with schools on this list bear no weight in the ranking process.

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The 16 Best UX Design Bootcamps:

In Alphabetical Order

  1. avocademy-logo
    Avocademy4.84Reviews:294
    2 Courses Guarantees Job

    About Avocademy

    Avocademy’s core program is an 8-week UX/UI Foundations course. Each expert-curated lesson in the curriculum builds on the previous content, helping students... Read More

    Benjamin Caldwell

    5Graduate - Course: UX/UI Design Foundations - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Totally worth it

     The Avocademy UX/UI foundations course is an excellent and accessible introduction to UX design, surpassing self-led online courses in terms of mentorship and ... Read More
  2. brainstation-logo
    BrainStation4.68Reviews:1637
    Toronto, New York City, Online, and 3 more...
    38 Courses 

    About BrainStation

    BrainStation offers full-time and part-time courses in data science, design, development, marketing, cyber security and product in New York City, Miami, Lond... Read More

    Sayako Uei

    5Student - Course: User Experience Design - Toronto

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Good for starting new career

    I took UX certificate course at BrainStation for shifting my career. The course has 8 classes and they cover basic knowledge about UX design through a project. ... Read More
  3. careerfoundry-logo
    CareerFoundry4.68Reviews:1400
    6 Courses Guarantees Job

    About CareerFoundry

    CareerFoundry is an online bootcamp that offers flexibly paced programs for career changers in web development, UX design, UI design, data analytics, digital... Read More

    Lena Mitric

    5Student - Course: UX Design Program - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Career Foundry Review

    I’m very happy and satisfied with the CareerFoundry UX Bootcamp. The support and feedback from the Tutor and Mentor are what keeps me motivated, energized and c ... Read More
  4. designerrs-academy-logo
    Designerrs Academy4.6Reviews:15
    Online, Bangalore, Mumbai, and 2 more...
    4 Courses 

    About Designerrs Academy

    Designerrs Academy is a UX design program that offers part-time bootcamps in UI/UX Design From Scratch (14 weeks), Augmented Reality in UI/UX Design (14 week... Read More
  5. designlab-logo
    Designlab4.78Reviews:660
    7 Courses Guarantees Job

    About Designlab

    Designlab teaches in-demand UX/UI design skills online through 4-week short courses and a 15 to 28-week UX Academy. Designlab courses consist primarily of ha... Read More

    Dong Choi

    5Student - Course: 1. UX Academy Foundations - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Awesome beginners course

    I just finished training under the UX Foundation courses at Designlab and it was great.  I went into this course totally blank with no knowledge on anything rel ... Read More

  6. About Flatiron School

    Flatiron School offers immersive on-campus and online programs in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product design (UX/UI design). Flati... Read More

    Mackoy Staloch

    5Graduate - Course: Data Science - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Thorough, expensive, and fast-paced.

    I started the Flatiron program back in August of 2022. I was a Mortgage Loan Officer who was looking to pivot my business experience into a more technical role ... Read More
  7. general-assembly-logo
    General Assembly4.3Reviews:634
    Singapore, New York City, Sydney, and 3 more...
    19 Courses 

    About General Assembly

    General Assembly is a technical education provider that teaches students the skills, career advice and networking opportunities needed to make a career chang... Read More

    Calvin Nicholas Moldenhauer

    5Graduate - Course: Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp (Flex) - New York City

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: A Life-Changing Experience: Full Stack Engineering Boot Camp

    General Assembly's Full Stack Engineering Boot Camp has been an absolute game-changer for me. The program not only helped me establish a strong online presence ... Read More

  8. About Happyer Skills

    Happyer Skills offers a 15-week, full-time immersive Full Stack Web Development bootcamp and part-time bootcamps in UX Design (6 weeks), Data Science and Mac... Read More

    Jerry

    5Graduate - Course: UX Design - Hong Kong

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: HR Analyst

    In these 6 weeks, it is one of the most unexpected courses that I have ever had. Design thinking theory is not difficult to understand but the tricky part is ho ... Read More
  9. shillington-school-logo
    Shillington School4.31Reviews:26
    New York City, Manchester, Sydney, and 4 more...
    9 Courses 

    About Shillington School

    Shillington School is a graphic design bootcamp offering 12-week full-time and 36-week part-time courses with campuses in New York, London, Manchester, Sydne... Read More

    Daniel Crossley

    5Student - Course: (UK) Full-Time Graphic Design Course - Manchester

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: My experience

    My Shillington experience was incredible. Every day working on new challenging briefs that taught me specific skills I needed to be a graphic designer but while ... Read More
  10. skillcrush-logo
    Skillcrush4.8Reviews:423
    2 Courses Guarantees Job

    About Skillcrush

    Skillcrush is a woman-owned, independent, online coding & design school founded in 2012. Skillcrush offers both free and paid programs, including the sel... Read More

    Topher Farrell

    5Student - Course: (1) Break Into Tech Program + Job Guarantee: Front End Developer Track - Online

    Verified Via GitHub

    Says: Skillcrush is everything that it claims!

    I signed up for Skillcrush to refresh some old skills and learn some new ones. I'm extremely pleased with the teaching methods as well as the instructors and su ... Read More
  11. springboard-logo
    Springboard4.63Reviews:1460
    11 Courses Guarantees Job

    About Springboard

    Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online progra... Read More

    Rachel Rodarte

    5Graduate - Course: UI / UX Design Career Track - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: UX/UI Bootcamp Review - great bootcamp for beginners

    I'd recommend Springboard because of its unwavering support throughout my journey. I had zero experience in UX/UI design when first started, and almost a year l ... Read More
  12. the-bridge-logo
    The Bridge4.75Reviews:89
    Madrid, Online, Valencia, and 2 more...
    14 Courses 

    About The Bridge

    The Bridge is a digital talent accelerator that offers cybersecurity, cloud & devOps, data science, UX/UI product design, full stack web development and ... Read More

    Andrés León

    5Graduate - Course: Full Stack Web Developer Full Time - Madrid

    Verified Via GitHub

    Says: Experiencia intensa, pero muy gratificante

    Es fundamental tener un nivel alto de ¡compromiso! Son meses muy sacrificados, pero que tienen su recompensa al finalizar el bootcamp. Es increíble la cantidad ... Read More
  13. the-design-crew-logo
    The Design Crew4.98Reviews:48
    1 Course 

    About The Design Crew

    The Design Crew offers an 8-week, intensive Product Designer bootcamp in Paris, France. The Product Designer bootcamp curriculum covers the Double Diamond fr... Read More

    GROSSET CLEMENTINE

    5Graduate - Course: Bootcamp Product Design - Paris

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Le meilleur bootcamp pour devenir product designer!

    Une formation que je recommande à 100% à toute personne souhaitant commencer une carrière en product design !Peu importe votre background, cette formation vous ... Read More
  14. thinkful-logo
    Thinkful4.54Reviews:916
    9 Courses Guarantees Job

    About Thinkful

    Thinkful, a Chegg service, provides every adult learner with a pathway to a rewarding career. This online bootcamp offers fast-paced, career-focused programs... Read More

    Lindsey

    5Student - Course: Engineering Immersion - Online

    Verified Via GitHub

    Says: Software Immersion

     Thinkful was so helpful and I believe it was the solid foundation and starting point of my software development journey. I enjoyed studying with them and I fel ... Read More

  15. About University of Denver Boot Camps

    University of Denver Boot Camps are 12-week, full-time, or 24-week, part-time web development, UX/UI, data analytics, financial technology, and cybersecurity... Read More

    Zachary Elliott

    5Graduate

    Verified Via GitHub

    Says: Coding Bootcamp

    I finished the coding boot camp in February of 2022. Overall, I had a good experience. There were about 30 people in a class and 1 instructor and 2 TAs. The cou ... Read More
  16. ux-design-institute-logo
    UX Design Institute4.79Reviews:68
    2 Courses 

    About UX Design Institute

    UX Design Institute is an accredited online UX design program that offers intensive 6-month or 12-month courses, resulting in a Professional Diploma in UX De... Read More

    Nikki Lam

    5Graduate - Course: Professional Diploma in UX Design (structured) - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Intense yet supportive & practical

    The main reasons I chose this program above any other was the accountability I would get with a schedule for my personal learning style and the opportunity to w ... Read More

Rising Stars of 2022

In Alphabetical Order


  1. About Bedu/Tech

    Bedu/Tech offers part-time, full stack web development courses in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and online. The curriculum covers the MEAN stack (Mongo, Express,... Read More

    Sergio Rodrigo Cruz Veloz

    5Student

    Verified Via GitHub

    Says: Fullstack Javascript

    Una muy buena experiencia con este bootcamp, los expertos o los maestros son personas que han trabajado en la industria y con las tecnologías que imparten por l ... Read More

  2. About Cyber Patio

    Cyber Patio offers an 11-week, full-time UX/UI Bootcamp which can be attended in-person in Barcelona, Space or online, and a 10-week, part-time, live online ... Read More

    Marya Morozova

    5Graduate - Course: UI & Front - end Full Training - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: The most complete UI course I have ever taken!

    As a beginner UI designer, there was still a lot that was not clear to me in this area before this course, but well-structured classes “put everything on the sh ... Read More
  3. devmountain-logo
    Devmountain4.56Reviews:350
    Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and 3 more...
    11 Courses 

    About Devmountain

    Devmountain is a coding bootcamp that offers short, full-time in-person programs designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the tech industry.... Read More

    John Hiatt Brooksby

    5Graduate - Lehi

    Verified Via GitHub

    Says: A fun and educational experience

    I have had such an awesome time here at Devmountain!!!  The instructors were amazing and it was so fun learning how to code.  I have been able to make so many a ... Read More
  4. dribbble-logo
    Dribbble4.43Reviews:14
    2 Courses 

    About Dribbble

    Dribbble is an online product design school offering a 16-week, part-time, live online Product Design Course designed to level-up skills in the areas of Visu... Read More

    Anthony Martinez

    5Student - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Amazing Career Prep

    I was searching for ways to enhance my skills and knowledge in the field. That's when I stumbled upon Dribbble's Product Design Career Course. Intrigued by the ... Read More
  5. mento-design-academy-logo
    Mento Design Academy4.95Reviews:21
    1 Course Guarantees Job

    About Mento Design Academy

    Mento Design Academy is an online, self-paced UX & UI Design bootcamp that takes students 20-45 weeks to complete. The bootcamp curriculum is tailored to... Read More

    Florence Akanbi

    5Graduate - Course: UX Design - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Great Bootcamp

    Mento Design Academy is one of a kind, I say this because I have tried a few short courses before venturing into learning at Mento and the whole set up is simpl ... Read More
  6. nuclio-school-logo
    Nuclio School4.54Reviews:111
    2 Courses Guarantees Job

    About Nuclio School

    Nuclio School is a digital training school based in Spain, and courses are held online and in-person at campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. Nuclio offers Maste... Read More

    Fernando Rosal

    5Graduate - Barcelona

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: More than a bootcamp

    What can I say... it's been months since I graduated and both teachers and alumni still talk on a daily basis. We had an absolute blast during the course, I thi ... Read More

  7. About NYU Tandon School of Engineering | Bootcamps

    NYU Tandon School of Engineering offers a 24-week Professional Certificate in UX and Emerging Interaction Design bootcamp and a 28-week Professional Certific... Read More

    Michelle Vawer

    5Graduate - Course: AR/VR Development and 3D Graphics - Online

    Verified Via LinkedIn

    Says: Great Program

    I loved this program. Each week covered an important topic in AR/VR development within Unity.  It really covered a lot of ground in the seven months. And we wal ... Read More

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This list was curated by Jess Feldman and Liz Eggleston from the Course Report team. Course Report is the most complete resource for students researching coding bootcamps. Course Report research has been cited in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and more.

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