Game-focused Interactive Media Degrees

Interactive media, digital media and media arts degrees with a formally named games pathway, and interdisciplinary games degrees such as games and interactive media.

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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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Boise State University

Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile Technology

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Games, Interactive Multimedia, and Mobile Technology

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development

Boise, ID

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition: $4,894.50 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, resident, 11-16 credits, per semester (Fall 2026 - Spring 2027) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Carnegie Mellon University

Entertainment Technology

Master'sMET

Master of Entertainment Technology

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development

Pittsburgh, PA

On campus · Full-time

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required for some pathways

two-year program; four full-time semesters; cannot be completed in less than two years

Tuition: $61,628 per academic year · All students — Tuition, total cost for academic year · 2026-2027

January 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

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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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Eastern Michigan University

Simulation, Animation and Gaming

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Simulation, Animation and Gaming

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Art

Ypsilanti, MI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $717.50 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, 1-11 credit hours · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Computational Media - Artificial Intelligence - Games

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computational Media

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

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Programming

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 - 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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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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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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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry

B.S. in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences

Game-focused Interactive Media

Troy, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $33,150 per semester · All students — Undergraduate, full time (up to 23 credits), per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Savannah College of Art and Design

M.A. in interactive design and game development

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development

Game Development · Game-focused Interactive Media

Savannah, GAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio required

Duration not verified · 45 credits

Tuition: $977 per credit · All students — Graduate, 1 credit hour · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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Savannah College of Art and Design

M.F.A. in interactive design and game development

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development

Game Development · Game-focused Interactive Media

Savannah, GAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio required

Duration not verified · 90 credits

Tuition: $14,655 per term · All students — Full-time graduate student (3 courses, 15 hours of credit per quarter) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

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Shawnee State University

Game & Simulation Arts

Bachelor'sBFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game & Simulation Arts

Game Art · Game-focused Interactive Media

Portsmouth, OH

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

4 years (typical)

Tuition: $5,243.16 per semester · In-state — Ohio resident or in-state, full-time (12-18 credit hours), tuition & fees per semester, first-time freshmen Autumn 2026 · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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The University of Texas at Dallas

Animation and Games (BA)

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Games

Game Art · Game-focused Interactive Media

Richardson, TX

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

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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Bachelor's entry route

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

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Study intensity

Published duration

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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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