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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

Champlain College

Game Development (online)

Bachelor'sBSTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Development

Game Development · Game Programming

Burlington, VTInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated) · Flexible pace

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

3 years, 4 months (With 2 courses per term) · 120 credits

Tuition: $342 per credit · All students — Online undergraduate tuition, Fall '26 - Summer '27 · 2026-2027

December 29, 2026 · Spring 2027 (term A, begins Jan 11)

Champlain College

Game Production Management

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Production Management

Game Development

Burlington, VT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $49,500 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition (on campus) · 2026-2027

November 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

Champlain College

Game Sound Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Sound Design

Game Development

Burlington, VT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $49,500 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition (on campus) · 2026-2027

November 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

Full Sail University

Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Game Development Bachelor of Science

Game Development · Game Programming

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

27 months online; 20 months on campus · 120 credits

Tuition: $67,000 entire program · All students — Online, Game Development Bachelor of Science, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $558 average per credit hour)

No upcoming verified deadline

Grand Canyon University

Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Development

Game Development · Game Programming

Phoenix, 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: $490 per credit · All students — Online

No upcoming verified deadline

Laguna College of Art and Design

Game Development

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Development

Game Development · Game Art

Laguna Beach, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

four-year curriculum · 120 credits

Tuition: $1,775 per credit · All students — BFA part-time enrollment, per unit · 2027-2028

Rolling admission (as published)

Saint Edward's University

Video Game Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Video Game Development

Game Development · Game Design

Austin, TX

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $25,749 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time flat rate (12-18 hours), per term · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Savannah College of Art and Design

B.A. in game development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Development

Game Development

Savannah, GAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 180 credits

Tuition: $14,325 per term · All students — Full-time undergraduate student (3 courses, 15 hours of credit per quarter) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Savannah College of Art and Design

B.F.A. in game development

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Development

Game Development

Savannah, GAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 180 credits

Tuition: $955 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, 1 credit hour · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Southern Methodist University

Game Development B.A.

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Development

Game Development · Game Art

Dallas, TX

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 36 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Arizona

Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Development

Game Development

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 Arizona

Game Development (Arizona Online)

Bachelor'sBSTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Development

Game Development

Tucson, AZInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 115 credits

Tuition: $525 per credit · All students — Arizona Online undergraduate, per credit

December 1, 2026 · Spring 2027 (Session I)

University of Southern California

Game Development and Interactive Design

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Development and Interaction Design

Game Development · Game Design

Los Angeles, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

four-year program

Tuition: $75,384 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition, 12-18 units for two semesters · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Utah

Games

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Games

Game Development · Game Design

Salt Lake City, UT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 122 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Utah Valley University

Animation and Game Development

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Animation and Game Development

Game Development · Game Art

Orem, UT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $3,102 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, resident, 12.0 credit hours (same through 18 hours), tuition per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Full Sail University

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program With a Concentration in Game Development

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationDegree completion

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science

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

Game Development

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

40 weeks · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Academy of Art University

Game Art

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art

Game Art

San Francisco, CAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $1,682 per credit · International — Undergraduate, international students, per unit (Fall 2026-Summer 2027) · 2026-2027

January 25, 2027 · Spring 2027

Academy of Art University

Game Programming

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Programming

Game Programming

San Francisco, CAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $1,682 per credit · International — Undergraduate, international students, per unit (Fall 2026-Summer 2027) · 2026-2027

January 25, 2027 · Spring 2027

Arkansas Tech University

Game & Interactive Media Design

Bachelor'sBFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game & Interactive Media Design

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Russellville, AR

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

4 years · 120 credits

Tuition: $264.99 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate tuition, in-state · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Boise State University

Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile Technology

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Games, Interactive Multimedia, and Mobile Technology

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development

Boise, ID

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $4,894.50 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, resident, 11-16 credits, per semester (Fall 2026 - Spring 2027) · 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”.