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Game & Interactive Media Design is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 2,692 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 439 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major” ranking analyzed 63 colleges that offered a degree in game and interactive media design. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their game and interactive media design program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a public institution located in Littleton, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. This small school is located in Morganton, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 10 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hostos Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Hostos Community College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
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Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Estherville, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Finger Lakes Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Canandaigua, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Montgomery College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking, coming in at #9. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
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Wayne Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Wayne Community College is a small public school situated in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It awarded 14 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking, coming in at #12. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Mercer County Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 5 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Pratt Institute - Main did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Pratt Institute - Main is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 8 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Wake Technical Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s game and interactive media design students in 2020-2021.
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Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking, coming in at #16. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blue Ridge Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Blue Ridge Community College is a small school located in Flat Rock, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mt. Hood Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Mt. Hood Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gresham, Oregon. It awarded 9 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Salem County College is a public institution located in Carneys Point, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s game and interactive media design students in 2020-2021.
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Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bergen Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Paramus, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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New York Film Academy landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major ranking. This small school is located in Burbank, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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Columbus State Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major list. Columbus State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 19 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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