Game Design Degrees

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

68 programs · page 4 of 4

Sort:Game design first A–Z Deadline Tuition per credit Recently verified

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

University of Utah

Games

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Games

Game Development · Game Design

Salt Lake City, UT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 122 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

View program

University of Utah

Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Master'sMEAE

Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Game Development · Game Design

Salt Lake City, UT

On campus · Full-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required for some pathways

two years (fall and spring semesters only)

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

View program

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Game Design & Development - Art

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Game Design & Development

Game Design · Game Art

Menomonie, WI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

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

November 1, 2026 · Spring 2027

View program

Webster University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

Saint Louis, MO

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Average time to complete degree: 4 years

Tuition: $500 per credit · All students — Part-time undergraduate tuition (U.S. locations and online) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

View program

West Virginia University

Game Design and Interactive Media

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Interactive Media

Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media

Morgantown, WV

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $11,064 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate university tuition and fees, WVU Morgantown, in-state (per year; program college tuition charged in addition) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

View program

West Virginia University

Game Design

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

Morgantown, WVInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified) · Flexible pace

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio required

18-24 months; normally completed within two years · 30 credits

Tuition: $777 per credit · All students — Online cost per credit hour

No upcoming verified deadline

View program

Wilmington University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBSDegree completionTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development

Game Design · Game Development

New Castle, DEInstitution 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: $1,317 per course · All students — Cost of a typical 3-credit course

Rolling admission (as published)

View program

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Design

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Media & Game Design

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Worcester, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

three-year MFA program · 45 credits

Tuition: $1,775 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (general rate) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

View program

School or program keyword

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

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

Clear all

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”.