Search Game Design Programs

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

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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

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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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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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