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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Game Programming (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 163 computer game programming students received their degree, making the major the most popular in the country.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 computer game programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer game programming. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer game programming programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer game programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree computer game programming students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Game Programming (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s computer game programming degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Computer Game Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for bachelor’s degree computer game programming students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 13 bachelors’s computer game programming degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Advancing Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Game Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Advancing Technology is $21,440 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Game Programming students with aid.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Castle, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University also made our “Best Computer Game Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Wilmington University is $14,683 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Game Programming students with aid.

Full Wilmington University Computer Game Programming Report

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer game programming students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Game Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,221 for bachelor’s degree computer game programming students with aid per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

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#5

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 16 bachelors’s computer game programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Game Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,767 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Game Programming students with aid per year to attend LIU Post.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full LIU Post Computer Game Programming Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Game Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s computer game programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree computer game programming students with aid list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Game Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DePaul is $30,090 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Game Programming students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Game Programming at DePaul University

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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