Top 25 Game Design: Grad

Our 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

New York University

  • Brooklyn, NY
#2

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

  • Plano, TX
#3

University of Southern California

  • Los Angeles, CA
#4

University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, Utah
#5

University of Central Florida

  • Orlando, FL
#6

DigiPen Institute of Technology

  • Redmond, WA
#7

Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Rochester, NY
#8

Michigan State University

  • East Lansing, MI
#9

Abertay University

  • Dundee, Scotland
#10

Drexel University

  • Philadelphia, PA
#11

Becker College

  • Worcester, MA
#12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Worcester, MA
#13

Laguna College of Art and Design

  • Laguna Beach, CA
#14

Full Sail University

  • Winter Park, FL
#15

University of California—Santa Cruz

  • Santa Clara, CA
#16

University of Wisconsin—Stout

  • Menomonie, WI
#17

University of Malta

  • Msida, Malta
#18

Northeastern University

  • Boston, MA
#19

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Cambridge, MA
#20

DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL
#21

The University of Texas at Dallas

  • Richardson, TX
#22

Sacred Heart University

  • Fairfield, CT
#23

Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Savannah, GA
#24

American University

  • Washington, DC
#25

University of Miami

  • Coral Gables, FL