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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Grand Canyon University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

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

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Game Design

Harrisburg, PA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $1,050 per credit · All students — Undergraduate semester hour rate (1-11 semester hours or each hour over 17) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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High Point University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

High Point, NC

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 128 credits

Tuition: $50,628 per academic year · All students — Incoming freshman, tuition and fees · 2026-2027

November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027

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Indiana University Bloomington

Game Design

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Game Design

Bloomington, IN

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $12,142 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, Indiana residents, full-time domestic (flat rate, 40 credit hours across fall, spring and intersessions) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Kennesaw State University

Computer Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Computer Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Kennesaw, GA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

four-year program · 120 credits

Tuition: $192 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate, resident, in-state tuition · 2026-2027

November 2, 2026 · Fall 2027

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Lawrence Technological University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Southfield, MI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $1,500 – $1,635 per credit · All students — College of Architecture & Design courses, per credit hour (freshman $1515, sophomore $1500, junior $1620, senior $1635) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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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

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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

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Lindenwood University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBA

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Saint Charles, MO

Hybrid

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $22,360 per academic year · All students — Traditional undergraduate full-time tuition (block rate, 12-18 credit hours) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Lindenwood University

Game Design (Online)

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Saint Charles, MOInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified)

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio policy not published

4 yrs program length · 120 credits

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

No upcoming verified deadline

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Lindenwood University

Game Design

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Saint Charles, MO

Hybrid

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

as little as 15-18 months (Fast-track pace) · 30 credits

Tuition: $619 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (online and on-campus), all other graduate programs · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Lindenwood University

Game Design (Online)

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Saint Charles, MOInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified)

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio policy not published

1-2 yrs program length · 30 credits

Tuition: $619 per credit · All students — Online MA in Game Design

No upcoming verified deadline

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Marist University

Games and Emerging Media

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Games and Emerging Media Degree (B.S.)

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Poughkeepsie, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $50,760 per academic year · All students — First-year/transfer estimated cost of attendance, tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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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

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Miami University

Games + Simulation

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Science in Games + Simulation

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Oxford, OH

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified · 76 credits

Tuition: $18,890 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate annual cost estimate, Ohio/Reciprocal Resident, tuition and fees · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Michigan State University

Games and Interactive Media

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Games and Interactive Media

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

East Lansing, MI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $16,916 per academic year · In-state — In-state first-year, estimated undergraduate tuition · 2025-2026

Rolling admission (as published)

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New England Institute of Technology

Video Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Video Game Design

Game Design · Game Art

East Greenwich, RI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 188 credits

Tuition not verified

Rolling admission (as published)

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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)

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New York University

Game Design (MFA)

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

New York, NY

On campus · Full-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

two years, full-time · 60 credits

Tuition: $41,451 per term · All students — Tisch graduate, 12 to 18 credits, per term (estimate based on 2025-2026 rate) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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New York University

Games for Learning (MS)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Games for Learning

Game Design

New York, NY

On campus · Full-time and part-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

Duration not verified · 36 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

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Degree & field

Degree level

Exact award

Dedicated degree or concentration

Bachelor's entry route

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

Location & institution

State

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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.

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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”.