Game Design Degrees

Degrees whose official title is game design: systems, mechanics, level and narrative design, prototyping and playtesting, usually with team production.

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Academy of Art University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

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

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American University

Game Design

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Washington, DC

On campus · Full-time and part-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

2 years · 36 credits

Tuition: $2,163 per credit · All students — Graduate students, per credit hour (on-campus and most online programs) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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American University

Games and Interactive Media

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Games and Interactive Media

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Washington, DC

On campus · Full-time and part-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required for some pathways

within 36 months · 54 credits

Tuition: $2,163 per credit · All students — Graduate students, per credit hour (on-campus and most online programs) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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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

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Bradley University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBA or BSTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Game Design

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)

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Champlain College

Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Game Design

Burlington, VT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

Duration not verified

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

November 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

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Champlain College

Interactive Game Design (online)

Bachelor'sBSTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Interactive Game Design

Game Design

Burlington, VTInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified) · Flexible pace

No required physical attendance (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)

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Champlain College

Interactive Narrative for Games & Digital Media

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Interactive Narrative for Games & Digital Media

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Burlington, VT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

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

November 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

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Columbia College Chicago

Game and Interactive Media Design

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game and Interactive Media Design

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Chicago, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Estimated semesters to complete this degree plan: 8 (Four-year student degree plan (15 credits per semester)) · 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)

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DePaul University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Game Design

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

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DePaul University

Game Design

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Chicago, IL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

designed to be completed in 2.5 years, taking place over eight 10-week quarters · 64 credits

Tuition: $1,003 per credit · All students — Graduate, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, per credit hour · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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DigiPen Institute of Technology

BA in Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Redmond, WA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

eight semesters of 15 weeks each, or four academic years · 129 credits

Tuition: $20,410 per semester · All students — Undergraduate (Full-Time), flat rate for 15-22 credits per semester · 2026-2027

November 9, 2026 · Spring 2027

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DigiPen Institute of Technology

BS in Computer Science and Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design

Game Design · Game Programming

Redmond, WA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

eight semesters of 15 weeks each, or four academic years · 133 credits

Tuition: $20,410 per semester · All students — Undergraduate (Full-Time), flat rate for 15-22 credits per semester · 2026-2027

November 9, 2026 · Spring 2027

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Drexel University

Game Design & Production

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design & Production

Game Design · Game Development

Philadelphia, PA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

4 or 5 years (same 12 terms of study; 4-year plan with one co-op, 5-year plan with three co-ops) · 191 credits

Tuition: $21,026 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time, Four- and Five-Year Programs, tuition per term (quarter) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Ferris State University

Digital Animation and Game Design

Bachelor'sBASFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Animation and Game Design

Game Design · Game Art

Big Rapids, MI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $24,416 per academic year · International — Undergraduate tuition, Freshman/Sophomore, international · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Fitchburg State University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Game Design

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)

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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

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Full Sail University

Game Design

Master'sMS

Game Design Master of Science

Game Design

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

48 weeks · 41 credits

Tuition: $35,000 entire program · All students — Online, Game Design Master of Science, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $854 average per credit hour)

No upcoming verified deadline

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Computational Media - Media-Games

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computational Media

Concentration in Bachelor of Science in Computational Media — Media-Games

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Atlanta, GA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 122 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Computational Media - People-Games

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computational Media

Concentration in Bachelor of Science in Computational Media — People-Games

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Atlanta, GA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 122 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

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Bachelor's entry route

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

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Campus attendance

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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”.

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

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