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Every program here is a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in a game field, offered by an institutionally accredited US college or university. Facts link to the official page they came from; anything we could not verify is shown as not verified.

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Game design and game development degrees first, then related fields (programming, art, interactive media, game studies); alphabetical by school within each group. Not a ranking. What we list

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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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Bachelor's entry route

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

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Institution type

Delivery & attendance

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Hybrid programs are never counted as online.

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”.

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

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”.