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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UTPublic NWCCUDivision of Games (Utah Games)

The University of Utah offers game degrees through its Division of Games (formerly Entertainment Arts & Engineering), which became a stand-alone academic department in July 2023. Programs include a BS in Games, a BS in Computer Science with an Entertainment Arts and Engineering emphasis offered with the School of Computing, and the Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering with five tracks.

Game degrees at University of Utah

3 programs verified (2 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.

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University of Utah

Games

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Games

Field: Game Development · Game Design
Administering location: Salt Lake City, UT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 122 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Utah

Computer Science, Entertainment Arts and Engineering Emphasis

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Entertainment Arts and Engineering Emphasis

Field: Game Programming
Administering location: Salt Lake City, UT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Utah

Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Master'sMEAE

Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Field: Game Development · Game Design
Administering location: Salt Lake City, UT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus. · Full-time
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required for some pathways
Duration: two years (fall and spring semesters only)
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

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since April 1, 1933

    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.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards the school publishes. Program pages list awards specific to a 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).
  • Minor in GamesMinor, not a degree.Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Film and Media Arts Degree with EAE EmphasisDiscontinued and removed from the catalog as of Summer 2023.Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Utah
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,226 of 35,260 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. games.utah.edu/about-utah-games/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. games.utah.edu/advising/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. games.utah.edu/current-students/film-degree-with-eae-emphasis/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. games.utah.edu/eae-facilities/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. games.utah.edu/major-or-minor-declaration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. games.utah.edu/prospective-students/cs-degree-with-eae-emphasis/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. games.utah.edu/scholarships/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. games.utah.edu/student-games/ — 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 — NWCCU 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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