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Northeastern University

Boston, MAPrivate nonprofit NECHECollege of Arts, Media and Design (Art + Design) with Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Northeastern University's College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) offers BFAs in Game Design and in Game Art and Animation and a combined BS in Game Design and Music, Khoury College offers a combined BS in Computer Science and Game Development, and CAMD and Khoury jointly offer an MS in Game Science and Design in Boston and in Oakland.

Game degrees at Northeastern University

6 programs verified (4 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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Northeastern University

Game Design

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Boston, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio optional
Duration: Duration not verified · 130 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northeastern University

Game Design and Music with Concentration in Music Technology

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Music

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Boston, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio optional
Duration: Duration not verified · 128 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northeastern University

Computer Science and Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Development

Field: Game Programming · Game Development
Administering location: Boston, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 133 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northeastern University

Game Art and Animation

Bachelor'sBFAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art and Animation

Field: Game Art
Administering location: Boston, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio optional
Duration: Duration not verified · 130 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $35,525 per term · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition, per term · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northeastern University

Game Science and Design (Boston)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Science and Design

Field: Game Design · Game Studies & Research
Administering location: Boston, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: two-year program · 34 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $2,110 per credit · All students — College of Arts, Media and Design, all graduate programs · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northeastern University

Game Science and Design (Oakland)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Science and Design

Field: Game Design · Game Studies & Research
Administering location: Boston, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: two-year program · 34 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
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.

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, 1940

    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
Northeastern University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,308 of 31,159 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Doctoral research beyond game degrees

Broader doctorates at this school where game-related research may be possible. They are not game PhD programs and are not listed as such.

Game studies and doctoral research

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. camd.northeastern.edu/graduate-admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. camd.northeastern.edu/programs/game-design-bfa/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/arts-media-design/art-design/game-science-design-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/art-design/game-art-animation-bfa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  5. catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/art-design/game-design-bfa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  6. catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-science/bscs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  7. games.northeastern.edu/classroom-student-projects/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. games.northeastern.edu/showcase/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  10. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  11. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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