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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 Programming

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Programming

Game Programming

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

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)

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

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

Bradley University

Game Art

Bachelor'sBA or BSTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Game Art

Game Art

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)

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

Champlain College

Game Art

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art

Game Art

Burlington, VT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio required

Duration not verified

Tuition: $49,500 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition (on campus) · 2026-2027

November 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

Champlain College

Game Programming

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Programming

Game Programming

Burlington, VT

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $49,500 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition (on campus) · 2026-2027

November 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

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)

DePaul University

Game Programming

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Game Programming

Game Programming

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 Programming

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Programming

Game Programming

Chicago, ILInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 48 credits

Tuition: $1,003 per credit · All students — Graduate, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, per credit hour (university table; not stated whether it applies to online study) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

DigiPen Institute of Technology

BS in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation

Game Programming

Redmond, WA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio not required (stated)

usually eight semesters of 15 weeks each, or a total of four academic years · 134 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

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)

Full Sail University

Game Art

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Game Art Bachelor of Science

Game Art

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio policy not published

108 weeks (online) · 120 credits

Tuition: $67,000 entire program · All students — Online, Game Art Bachelor of Science, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $558 average per credit hour)

No upcoming verified deadline

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

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

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)

New England Institute of Technology

Game Development and Simulation Programming

Bachelor'sBSDegree completion

Bachelor of Science in Game Development and Simulation Programming

Game Programming · Game Development

East Greenwich, RI

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 92 credits

Tuition not verified

Rolling admission (as published)

Northeastern University

Computer Science and Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Development

Game Programming · Game Development

Boston, MA

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified · 133 credits

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

No upcoming verified deadline

Northeastern University

Game Art and Animation

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art and Animation

Game Art

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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Degree & field

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Field of study

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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.

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”.