by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,692 people earned their degree in game and interactive media design, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 427 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in game and interactive media design. That schools that top this list have a program in game and interactive media design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Gresham, Oregon 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 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Film Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. New York Film Academy is located in Burbank, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full New York Film Academy Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norco College landed the #3 spot on the list. Norco College is located in Norco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moorpark College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Moorpark College is a public institution located in Moorpark, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Moorpark College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Diego Mesa College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s game and interactive media design students in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego Mesa College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Southwestern College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. SWC Chula Vista is a public institution located in Chula Vista, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Golden West College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Golden West College is a fairly large school located in Huntington Beach, California that handed out 0 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Golden West College
Diablo Valley College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Diablo Valley College is located in Pleasant Hill, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Diablo Valley College
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