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2024 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
124 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #293 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 124 degrees in game & interactive media design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Game & Interactive Media Design School

Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Illinois 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. For our Best Overall Game & Interactive Media Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of game and interactive media design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Game and Interactive Media Design

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

Every student pursuing a degree in game & interactive media design has to check out Columbia College Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 85 colleges 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.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
43 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded

DePaul University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were about 43 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
31 Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded

Bradley University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 31 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 70
Michigan 915 39
Indiana 737 22
Wisconsin 672 44

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 419
Interior Design 125
Visual Communications 100
Fashion Design 98
Industrial Design 83
Illustration 52
Commercial & Advertising Art 38
Commercial Photography 25
Other Design & Applied Arts 20

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