I think it depends on whether you want to be more of a "design-y" designer or a "UX-y" designer. If you want to be a "design-y" web designer, I would say go fo

I think it depends on whether you want to be more of a "design-y" designer or a "UX-y" designer. If you want to be a "design-y" web designer, I would say go for a degree in graphic design, take as many web development courses as you can get, learn a lot of stuff online, and start building sites in your spare time (after the first few, you can probably get paid for it). If you want to be a "UX-y" web designer, I would say get a liberal arts degree (or even a CS degree if you're feeling bold), take as many CS and web development classes as you can get, learn a lot of stuff online, and team up with a programmer buddy to start building web applications in your spare time (after the first few, you can either get paid to make them or you can get people to pay you to use them).