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Grand Canyon University campus — Grand Canyon University, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Grand Canyon University, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017. Campus photograph; online students may study remotely. · Photo: davidpinter · CC BY 3.0 · source
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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZPrivate for-profit HLCCollege of Engineering and Technology

Grand Canyon University in Phoenix offers two game bachelor's degrees, each available on campus and online: a Bachelor of Science in Game Development (College of Engineering and Technology) and a Bachelor of Arts in Game Design (College of Arts and Media). Design and programming students share a four-course Game Creation sequence.

Game degrees at Grand Canyon 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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Grand Canyon University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Phoenix, AZInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $490 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Grand Canyon University logo

Grand Canyon University

Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Development

Field: Game Development · Game Programming
Administering location: Phoenix, AZInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $490 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1968

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “GCU has been institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1968.” Source: gcu.edu · 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).
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with an Emphasis in Game and Simulation Development (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science)Former program page now redirects to the Computer Science area page, which lists only the general, Big Data Analytics and Business Entrepreneurship CS bachelor's degrees; the game emphasis is not currently listed.Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Grand Canyon University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
83,261 of 107,563 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 — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-arts-game-design — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-computer-science-game-development — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-game-development — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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