Game & Interactive Media Design programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for game & interactive media design students.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the game & interactive media design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Columbia College Chicago tops our 2026 ranking of the best game & interactive media design schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 52%. There were roughly 45 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Chicago in the most recent data year. Game & Interactive Media Design graduates of Columbia College Chicago earn a median of $29,630 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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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