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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

The University of Texas at Dallas

Animation and Games (BA)

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Games

Game Art · Game-focused Interactive Media

Richardson, TX

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Advancing Technology

Game Art and Animation

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Art and Animation

Game Art

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 Advancing Technology

Game Programming

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Programming

Game Programming

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 California-Santa Cruz

Art & Design: Games + Playable Media

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design: Games + Playable Media

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

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 Art

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Art

Game Art

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 Silicon Valley

Game Engineering

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Engineering

Game Programming · Game Development

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 Southern California

Computer Science (Games)

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Games)

Game Programming

Los Angeles, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 128 credits

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

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Southern California

Game Art

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art

Game Art

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 Wisconsin-Stout

Game & Media Studies

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Game & Media Studies

Game Studies & Research · Game-focused Interactive Media

Menomonie, WI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

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

January 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development

Worcester, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $63,936 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Development Technology

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development

Worcester, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $63,936 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Bradley University

Computer Information Systems - Computer Game Technology Concentration

Bachelor'sBA or BSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

Concentration in Computer Information Systems (BA or BS) — Computer Game Technology Concentration

Game Programming

Peoria, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $43,718 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-16 credit hours per semester) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Bradley University

Computer Science - Computer Game Technology Concentration

Bachelor'sBA or BSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Computer Science (BA or BS) — Computer Game Technology Concentration

Game Programming

Peoria, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $43,718 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-16 credit hours per semester) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Brigham Young University

Computer Science: Animation and Games Emphasis

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Computer Science (BS) — Animation and Games Emphasis

Game Programming

Provo, UT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified

Tuition: $3,548 per semester · Undergraduate, Latter-day Saint, 12.0+ credit hours, Fall/Winter semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Columbia College Chicago

Animation and Computer Graphics, Game Art Concentration

Bachelor'sBANamed concentration

Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Computer Graphics

Concentration in Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Computer Graphics — Game Art

Game Art

Chicago, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Estimated semesters to complete this degree plan: 8 (Four-year student degree plan) · 120 credits

Tuition: $37,390 per academic year · All students — Full-time undergraduate tuition and fees, annual (first term fall 2025 or later) · 2026-2027

November 1, 2026 · Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 (all terms, 2027 applicants)

DePaul University

Animation (BFA), Game Art Concentration

Bachelor'sBFANamed concentrationFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation

Concentration in Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation — Game Art Concentration

Game Art

Chicago, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified

Tuition: $48,180 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, 12-18 credit hours, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media and other colleges, 2026 admit year · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

DePaul University

Computer Science (BS), Game Systems Concentration

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Game Systems Concentration

Game Programming

Chicago, ILInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 192 credits

Tuition: $48,180 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, 12-18 credit hours, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media and other colleges, 2026 admit year (university table; not stated to apply to online study) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

DePaul University

Computer Science + Animation (BS), Game Art Technical Director Concentration

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science + Animation

Concentration in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science + Animation — Game Art Technical Director

Game Art · Game Programming

Chicago, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 192 credits

Tuition: $48,180 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, 12-18 credit hours, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media and other colleges, 2026 admit year · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Fitchburg State University

Game Programming Concentration, Computer Science

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Computer Science, BS — Game Programming

Game Programming

Fitchburg, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

4-Year Plan of Study · 120 credits

Tuition: $970 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate day tuition, in-state (mandatory fees billed separately) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Full Sail University

Visual Arts Bachelor of Science Completion Program with a Concentration in Game Art

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationDegree completion

Visual Arts Bachelor of Science

Concentration in Visual Arts Bachelor of Science Completion Program — Game Art

Game Art

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

52 weeks (online) · 120 credits

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

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”.