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University of Central Florida

Orlando, FLPublic HLCNicholson School of Communication and Media – Games and Interactive Media / Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy

The University of Central Florida offers game degrees through the Nicholson School of Communication and Media: a BA in Digital Media with a Game Design track and the MS in Interactive Entertainment taught at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) at UCF Downtown in Orlando.

Game degrees at University of Central Florida

2 programs verified (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

University of Central Florida

Digital Media (BA) – Game Design Track

Bachelor'sBANamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media

Concentration in Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media — Game Design Track

Field: Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media
Administering location: Orlando, FL
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $212.28 per credit · In-state — In State Tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Central Florida

Interactive Entertainment (MS)

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment

Field: Game Development · Game Design
Administering location: Orlando, FL
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus. · Full-time
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: 16 months, full time over four semesters · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $32,940 entire program · In-state — Florida resident, total program
Next deadline: November 13, 2026 · Fall 2027
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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

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since November 6, 2025

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1970

    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.

Student services

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Academic advising

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).
  • Digital Media M.A.Broader digital media master's with thesis and studio production tracks; no officially named game track.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Digital Media (BA) – Web and Interactive Media Track (Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media)Web and interactive media track, not game-focused.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Central Florida
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
13,856 of 69,233 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. communication.ucf.edu/games-and-interactive-media/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. fiea.ucf.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. fiea.ucf.edu/admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. fiea.ucf.edu/admissions/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  7. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  8. ucf.edu/degree/digital-media-ba/game-design-track/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. ucf.edu/degree/digital-media-ma/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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