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Game Design Bachelor's Degrees

BA, BS and BFA degrees in game design, game development, game programming and game art, plus officially named game concentrations inside broader degrees. Each profile shows the exact award, how students enter (first-year, transfer or degree completion) and the published portfolio policy.

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Game design and game development degrees first, then related fields (programming, art, interactive media, game studies); alphabetical by school within each group. Not a ranking. What we list

New York University

Game Design (BFA)

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

New York, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

four-year · 128 credits

Tuition: $75,326 per academic year · All students — Tisch School of the Arts, undergraduate students (two semesters, full-time) · 2026-2027

November 1, 2026 · First-year applicants (term not printed)

Northeastern University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

Duration not verified · 130 credits

Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Northeastern University

Game Design and Music with Concentration in Music Technology

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Music

Game Design

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

Duration not verified · 128 credits

Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Quinnipiac University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Hamden, CT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $56,430 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, full-time (12-16 credits per semester), first-year student · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Rochester Institute of Technology

Game Design and Development BS

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Rochester, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 121 credits

Tuition: $63,508 per academic year · All students — New Undergraduate Students, Full Time Tuition for Domestic and International Students (12-18 credit hours) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Advancing Technology

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Tempe, AZInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $10,300 per semester · All students — UAT-Online/Hybrid tuition, per 12-credit semester (2025-2026) · 2025-2026

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Arizona

Game Design

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Tucson, AZ

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

four-year undergraduate degree · 120 credits

Tuition: $6,084 per semester · In-state — In-state, main campus, per semester (12+ units), non-guaranteed

No upcoming verified deadline

University of California-Irvine

Game Design and Interactive Media

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Interactive Media

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Irvine, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

minimum three years for transfer students (Applies to transfer applicants, because several lower-division courses must be taken at UCI.)

Tuition: $20,105.05 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate, Total California Resident (Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

University of California-Santa Cruz

Computer Science: Computer Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Computer Game Design

Game Design · Game Programming

Santa Cruz, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $17,439 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate entering students, tuition and fees (estimate), Fall, Winter and Spring · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Silicon Valley

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

San Jose, CAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified)

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $674 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online, per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Game Design & Development - Art

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Game Design & Development

Game Design · Game Art

Menomonie, WI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified

Tuition: $11,767 per academic year · In-state — Estimated undergraduate tuition + fees, Wisconsin Resident (15 credits per semester, one year) · 2026-2027

November 1, 2026 · Spring 2027

Webster University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Saint Louis, MO

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Average time to complete degree: 4 years

Tuition: $500 per credit · All students — Part-time undergraduate tuition (U.S. locations and online) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

West Virginia University

Game Design and Interactive Media

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Interactive Media

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Morgantown, WV

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $11,064 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate university tuition and fees, WVU Morgantown, in-state (per year; program college tuition charged in addition) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Wilmington University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBSDegree completionTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

New Castle, DEInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $1,317 per course · All students — Cost of a typical 3-credit course

Rolling admission (as published)

Full Sail University

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program - Game Design Concentration

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationDegree completion

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science

Concentration in Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program — Game Design

Game Design

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

52 weeks · 120 credits

Tuition: $30,000 entire program · All students — Online, Interactive Technology BS Completion with a Game Design Concentration, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $500 average per credit hour)

No upcoming verified deadline

Liberty University

Information Technology (B.S.) - Gaming Design - Online

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Concentration in Information Technology (B.S.) — Gaming Design

Game Design

Lynchburg, VAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $410 per credit · All students — Online undergraduate, full time, per credit (2026-2027) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Liberty University

Information Technology (B.S.) - Gaming Design - Resident

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Concentration in Information Technology (B.S.) — Gaming Design

Game Design

Lynchburg, VA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $870 per credit · All students — Residential undergraduate, part-time (<12 credits), per credit (2026-2027) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Maryville University

Interactive Design, Concentration in Game Design

Bachelor'sBFANamed concentration

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Design (Concentration in Game Design)

Concentration in Interactive Design — Game Design

Game Design

Saint Louis, MO

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $12,883 per semester · All students — Undergraduate full-time rate (13-18 credits), per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Central Florida

Digital Media (BA) – Game Design Track

Bachelor'sBANamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media

Concentration in Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media — Game Design Track

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Orlando, FL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $212.28 per credit · In-state — In State Tuition

No upcoming verified deadline

California State University-Chico

Computer Animation and Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation and Game Development

Game Development · Game Art

Chico, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $6,838 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate tuition, California resident, full-time (estimated standard budget) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

School or program keyword

Degree & field

Exact award

Field of study

Dedicated degree or concentration

Bachelor's entry route

Degree-completion programs require prior credits; they are never first-year entry.

Location & institution

State

City (optional)

Where the institution is based — not where you must live, and not proof that residents of that state may enroll online.

Institution type

Delivery & attendance

Delivery

Hybrid programs are never counted as online.

Campus attendance

Class schedule (online)

Study intensity

Published duration

Conditional minimums (“as few as…”) do not count as the program length.

Portfolio, cost & deadlines

Portfolio policy

“Not required” only when the school says so; silence is “not published”.

Published tuition

Matches only programs that publish tuition on that basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures are never compared.

Verified scholarships or assistantships

Published on an official page. Loans do not count.

Deadline

Order

Unknown never counts as a match: a program without verified tuition is not “under $X”, and an unverified attendance policy is not “no campus attendance”.