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2024 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in California

11 Colleges in California
396 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
A degree in game & interactive media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #293 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of game & interactive media design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 396 degrees in game & interactive media design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Game & Interactive Media Design School

Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in California 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for game & interactive media design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Game and Interactive Media Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Game and Interactive Media Design
Master's Degrees in Game and Interactive Media Design

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 in California. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the game and interactive media design degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top California Schools in Game and Interactive Media Design

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
37 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded

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 roughly 37 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from University of Southern California

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It is hard to beat Chapman University if you want to pursue a degree in game & interactive media design. Chapman is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Chapman University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
50 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Laguna College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 50 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at LCAD in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
108 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in game & interactive media design has to take a look at University of California - Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. A Best Colleges rank of #102 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.

There were approximately 108 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Woodbury is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Burbank. This university ranks 103rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 7 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Woodbury in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Woodbury University

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Biola University
La Mirada, CA

Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 58th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Biola University

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Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa. A Best Colleges rank of #259 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Azusa Pacific is a great university overall.More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Azusa Pacific University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
81 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 79th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 81 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent data year.

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Cogswell College
San Jose, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
31.0% Growth in Graduates

Cogswell is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of San Jose.

There were roughly 29 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Cogswell in the most recent data year.

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Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 0
Oregon 587 9

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Game & Interactive Media Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Game and Interactive Media Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 1,327
Interior Design 756
Visual Communications 702
Fashion Design 486
Illustration 315
Other Design & Applied Arts 303
Industrial Design 215
Commercial & Advertising Art 75

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