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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Northeastern University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

Duration not verified · 130 credits

Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Northeastern University

Game Design and Music with Concentration in Music Technology

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Music

Game Design

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio optional

Duration not verified · 128 credits

Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Northeastern University

Game Science and Design (Boston)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Science and Design

Game Design · Game Studies & Research

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

two-year program · 34 credits

Tuition: $2,110 per credit · All students — College of Arts, Media and Design, all graduate programs · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Northeastern University

Game Science and Design (Oakland)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Science and Design

Game Design · Game Studies & Research

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

two-year program · 34 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

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Quinnipiac University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Hamden, CT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $56,430 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, full-time (12-16 credits per semester), first-year student · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Critical Game Design

Master'sMS

M.S. in Critical Game Design

Game Studies & Research · Game Design

Troy, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified

Tuition: $2,210 per credit · All students — Graduate, part-time tuition per credit hour · 2026-2027

March 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Critical Game Design

PhD

Ph.D. in Critical Game Design

Game Studies & Research · Game Design

Troy, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified

Tuition: $66,300 per academic year · All students — Graduate, full-time tuition · 2026-2027

December 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Game Design and Development BS

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Rochester, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 121 credits

Tuition: $63,508 per academic year · All students — New Undergraduate Students, Full Time Tuition for Domestic and International Students (12-18 credit hours) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Game Design and Development MS

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Rochester, NY

On campus · Full-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

two-year, on-campus, cohort-based program · 33 credits

Tuition: $64,542 per academic year · All students — Graduate, 12-18 credit hours (2 semesters) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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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

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University of Advancing Technology

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

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

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University of Arizona

Game Design

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

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

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University of California-Irvine

Game Design and Interactive Media

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Interactive Media

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Irvine, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

minimum three years for transfer students (Applies to transfer applicants, because several lower-division courses must be taken at UCI.)

Tuition: $20,105.05 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate, Total California Resident (Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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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

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University of California-Santa Cruz

Computer Science: Computer Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Computer Game Design

Game Design · Game Programming

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

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University of Central Florida

Digital Media (BA) – Game Design Track

Bachelor'sBANamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media

Concentration in Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media — Game Design Track

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Orlando, FL

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $212.28 per credit · In-state — In State Tuition

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Central Florida

Interactive Entertainment (MS)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment

Game Development · Game Design

Orlando, FL

On campus · Full-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

16 months, full time over four semesters · 30 credits

Tuition: $32,940 entire program · In-state — Florida resident, total program

November 13, 2026 · Fall 2027

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University of Silicon Valley

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

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

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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

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University of Southern California

Game Design and Development

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Los Angeles, CA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

two-year intensive program · 38 credits

Tuition: $2,700 per credit · All students — School of Cinematic Arts graduate tuition per unit · 2026-2027

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”.

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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”.