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Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MAPublic NECHECommunications Media Department

Fitchburg State University, a public university in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, offers an on-campus BS in Game Design in its Communications Media Department and a Game Programming concentration within its BS in Computer Science.

Game degrees at Fitchburg State University

2 programs verified (2 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

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Fitchburg State University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Fitchburg, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 4-Year Plan of Study · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $970 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate day tuition, in-state (mandatory fees billed separately) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Fitchburg State University

Game Programming Concentration, Computer Science

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Computer Science, BS — Game Programming

Field: Game Programming
Administering location: Fitchburg, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 4-Year Plan of Study · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $970 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate day tuition, in-state (mandatory fees billed separately) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Department, studios and facilities

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Student work

Official showcases of student games and projects, linked from the school's own pages. We link to them; we do not copy or rate student work.

Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1953

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).

Institution

Official name
Fitchburg State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,803 of 6,296 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. fitchburgstate.edu/academics/academic-schools/school-arts-and-sciences/communications-media-departme — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. fitchburgstate.edu/academics/programs/game-design-bs — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. fitchburgstate.edu/academics/programs/game-programming-concentration-computer-science-bs — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. fitchburgstate.edu/academics/programs/online-masters-digital-media-ms — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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