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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MAPrivate nonprofit NECHEInteractive Media & Game Development (IMGD) department

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Interactive Media & Game Development (IMGD) department offers a BS (IMGD Technology) and a BA (IMGD Art, with optional concentrations), an MS and an MFA, all on campus in Worcester, Massachusetts, plus a PhD in Computational Media. Coursework runs in WPI's seven-week terms with team projects and a senior Major Qualifying Project.

Game degrees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts

Field: Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development
Administering location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $63,936 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Development Technology

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science

Field: Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development
Administering location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $63,936 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Design

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Media & Game Design

Field: Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design
Administering location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: three-year MFA program · 45 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $1,775 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (general rate) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive Media & Game Development

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Interactive Media & Game Development

Field: Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Development
Administering location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio optional
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $1,775 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (general rate) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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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, 1937

    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.

  • Early decision scholarship Institutional scholarshipGuaranteed (as stated)

    Minimum $25,000 per year · Each year (four years)

    Eligibility: First-year applicants admitted through early decision

    Source: wpi.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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).
  • Interactive Media & Game Development minorMinor, not a degree.Source: wpi.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
658 of 7,353 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. 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 — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. wpi.edu/academics/departments/interactive-media-game-development — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. wpi.edu/academics/departments/interactive-media-game-development/events-news/showfest — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. wpi.edu/academics/departments/interactive-media-game-development/undergraduate — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. wpi.edu/academics/departments/interactive-media-game-development/undergraduate/student-projects — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. wpi.edu/academics/study/interactive-media-game-development-ba — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. wpi.edu/academics/study/interactive-media-game-development-bs — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  10. wpi.edu/academics/study/interactive-media-game-development-ms — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  11. wpi.edu/admissions/graduate/how-to-apply?itemId=6496 — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  12. wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026

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