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Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MOPrivate nonprofit HLCArt, Production, and Design, College of Arts and Humanities

Lindenwood University's Department of Art, Production, and Design in the College of Arts and Humanities offers a BA and an MA in Game Design. Each is offered in a blended on-campus format in St. Charles and as a separate online program; the BA has an optional Game Art emphasis.

Game degrees at Lindenwood University

4 programs verified (2 bachelor's, 2 master'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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Lindenwood University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBA

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Saint Charles, MO
Delivery: HybridPart of the coursework meets in person.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $22,360 per academic year · All students — Traditional undergraduate full-time tuition (block rate, 12-18 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Game Design (Online)

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Saint Charles, MOInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Fully online (verified)All coursework is online and the institution states that no on-site attendance is required.
Campus attendance: No required physical attendance (verified)
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 4 yrs program length · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $525 per credit · All students — Online undergraduate tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Lindenwood University

Game Design

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Saint Charles, MO
Delivery: HybridPart of the coursework meets in person.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: as little as 15-18 months (Fast-track pace) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $619 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (online and on-campus), all other graduate programs · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Lindenwood University

Game Design (Online)

Master'sMA

Master of Arts in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Saint Charles, MOInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Fully online (verified)All coursework is online and the institution states that no on-site attendance is required.
Campus attendance: No required physical attendance (verified)
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 1-2 yrs program length · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $619 per credit · All students — Online MA in Game Design
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.
  • Game labThe online BA page describes a dedicated game lab with industry-level software and emerging technologies.Source: lindenwood.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1921

    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).
  • Game Design minorMinor, not a degree.Source: lindenwood.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Interdisciplinary Media Arts, MFABroader media arts MFA; no named game track on its page.Source: lindenwood.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Lindenwood University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
209 S Kingshighway St, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,144 of 7,288 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. lindenwood.edu/arts-and-humanities/art-production-and-design/interdisciplinary-media-arts-mfa/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. lindenwood.edu/programs/bachelors-game-design/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. lindenwood.edu/programs/game-design/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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