Top 25 Game Design 2021: Grad

Our 2021 Top Graduate Programs for Video Game Design list is based on institutional survey data, including quality of lab facilities, faculty credentials, career outcomes, and more.

#1

University of Central Florida

  • Orlando, FL
#2

New York University

  • Brooklyn, NY
#3

Southern Methodist University

  • Dallas, TX
#4

University of Southern California

  • Los Angeles, CA
#5

Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Rochester, NY
#6

University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, UT
#7

Becker School of Design & Technology at Clark University (Formerly Becker College)

  • Worcester, MA
#8

Abertay University

  • Dundee, Scotland
#9

DigiPen Institute of Technology

  • Redmond, WA
#10

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Worcester, MA
#11

Drexel University

  • Philadelphia, PA
#12

Michigan State University

  • East Lansing, MI
#13

Breda University of Applied Sciences

  • Breda, Noord Brabant (Netherlands)
#14

Laguna College of Art and Design

  • Laguna Beach, CA
#15

The University of Texas at Dallas

  • Richardson, TX
#16

Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Savannah, GA
#17

American University

  • Washington, DC
#18

University of California—Santa Cruz

  • Santa Clara, CA
#19

New York Film Academy

  • Burbank, CA
#20

Northeastern University

  • Boston, MA
#21

Bradley University

  • Peoria, IL
#22

University of Malta

  • Msida, Malta
#23

Full Sail University

  • Winter Park, FL
#24

University of Wisconsin–Stout

  • Menomonie, WI
#25

DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL