2,692Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in game & interactive media design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #293 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 67 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,692 degrees in game & interactive media design to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Game & Interactive Media Design School
The game and interactive media design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Game & Interactive Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Game & Interactive Media Design Degree Level
The game and interactive media design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools.
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Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the game and interactive media design degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
14 Top Schools in Game and Interactive Media Design
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Any student pursuing a degree in game & interactive media design has to check out University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 37 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in game & interactive media design needs to look into Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Maryland Institute College of Art is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 7 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in game & interactive media design needs to take a look at Drexel University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
Northeastern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in game & interactive media design. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 8 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
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UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie. This university ranks 11th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 32 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 50 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
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Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the midsize suburb of McKinney. This college ranks 22nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 44 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year.
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
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Here are some additional great schools for Game & Interactive Media Design students that almost earned our Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The game and interactive media design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Game & Interactive Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
