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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

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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

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

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

University of Silicon Valley

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Game Design

San Jose, CAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified)

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $674 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online, per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

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)

Champlain College

Game Production Management

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Production Management

Game Development

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

Champlain College

Game Sound Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Sound Design

Game Development

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

Full Sail University

Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Game Development Bachelor of Science

Game Development · Game Programming

Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

27 months online; 20 months on campus · 120 credits

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

No upcoming verified deadline

Savannah College of Art and Design

B.A. in game development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Development

Game Development

Savannah, GAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 180 credits

Tuition: $14,325 per term · All students — Full-time undergraduate student (3 courses, 15 hours of credit per quarter) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Savannah College of Art and Design

B.F.A. in game development

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Development

Game Development

Savannah, GAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Online (on-site requirements not stated)

Campus attendance not verified

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified · 180 credits

Tuition: $955 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, 1 credit hour · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

Academy of Art University

Game Art

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art

Game Art

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

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

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

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

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

University of Silicon Valley

Game Art

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Art

Game Art

San Jose, CAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified)

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $674 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online, per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

University of Silicon Valley

Game Engineering

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Engineering

Game Programming · Game Development

San Jose, CAInstitution location, not a residency requirement

Fully online (verified)

No required physical attendance (verified)

Portfolio not required (stated)

Duration not verified

Tuition: $674 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online, per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

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Field of study

Dedicated degree or concentration

Bachelor's entry route

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Verified scholarships or assistantships

Published on an official page. Loans do not count.

Deadline

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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”.