Fields of Study
Each program is classified from its official title or officially named concentration — not from a single elective. A degree such as “Game Design and Development” belongs to two fields. Related fields stay separate so that a game art BFA is never presented as a game design degree. Game design vs game development
Game Design (68)
Degrees whose official title is game design: systems, mechanics, level and narrative design, prototyping and playtesting, usually with team production.
Bachelor's: 50Master's: 17PhD: 1Online: 12
Game Development (48)
Degrees titled game development, game production or interactive entertainment: building and shipping games in teams, across design, engineering and production roles.
Bachelor's: 32Master's: 16Online: 15
Game Programming (28)
Programming-centred game degrees and computer science degrees with an officially named game concentration: engines, graphics, gameplay and real-time systems.
Bachelor's: 26Master's: 2Online: 8
Game Art (26)
Game art and game art & design degrees: 2D and 3D art, characters, environments, technical art and animation for games — typically portfolio-based admission.
Bachelor's: 26Online: 6
Game-focused Interactive Media (28)
Interactive media, digital media and media arts degrees with a formally named games pathway, and interdisciplinary games degrees such as games and interactive media.
Bachelor's: 21Master's: 7Online: 2
Game Studies & Research (6)
Degrees centred on the study of games — history, theory, culture and research methods — including research-focused master's and doctoral programs.
Bachelor's: 2Master's: 3PhD: 1Online: 1