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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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.
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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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.
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
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
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.
More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Laguna College of Art and Design
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.
More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from University of California - Santa Cruz
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