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Most Popular Schools for Game and Interactive Media Design Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the design, development, and programming of interactive media entertainment, including computer and video games, virtual environments, Internet applications, and other interactive media. Includes instruction in theory of games, turn-based games, real-time games, visual and interactive design, story development, animation, simulation, and programming.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Wake Technical Community College 393 4% $4,268
2 The University of Texas at Dallas 256 3% $29,286
3 Savannah College of Art and Design 138 5% $57,443
4 Becker College 89 19% $57,160
5 New England Institute of Technology 77 7% $47,792
6 William T McFatter Technical College 74 10% $2,465
7 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division 69 9% $15,540
8 Hinds Community College 56 1% $11,466
9 California State University-Chico 52 1% $24,624
10 Columbia College Chicago 49 3% $45,644
11 Drexel University 48 1% $70,223
12 Wayne Community College 47 3% $4,084
13 Central Piedmont Community College 46 1% $4,429
14 CUNY Hostos Community College 38 3% $6,572
15 University of Southern California 37 0% $74,825
16 Laguna College of Art and Design 35 31% $51,400
17 Fayetteville Technical Community College 34 1% $3,964
18 Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood 33 10% $20,565
19 Collin County Community College District 32 1% $3,004
20 Champlain College 30 2% $59,698
21 New York University 29 0% $73,566
22 Ringling College of Art and Design 28 10% $67,554
23 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 27 1% $71,998
24 Los Angeles Film School 27 3% N/A
25 Fitchburg State University 26 2% $24,576
26 University of California-Santa Cruz 26 1% $36,217
27 University of Advancing Technology 25 17% $26,068
28 Johnson County Community College 22 1% $4,350
29 Montgomery College 21 1% $6,998
30 Orange Technical College-Mid Florida Campus 21 3% N/A
31 West Georgia Technical College 21 1% $4,085
32 Carnegie Mellon University 20 0% $72,283
33 The Art Institute of Austin 20 13% $19,068
34 The Art Institute of Colorado 19 11% N/A
35 The Art Institute of Seattle 19 10% $18,960
36 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh 19 13% $19,032
37 Wilmington University 18 0% $13,010
38 Columbus State Community College 18 0% $5,813
39 Quinnipiac University 18 1% $65,300
40 Milwaukee Area Technical College 18 1% $7,039
41 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College 18 1% $4,070
42 Michigan State University 17 0% $28,862
43 Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco 17 12% N/A
44 SAE Expression College 17 16% $26,699
45 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 16 0% $22,208
46 Pitt Community College 16 1% $3,530
47 Blue Ridge Community College 16 3% $5,051
48 Gwinnett Technical College 16 1% $4,722
49 Saint Edward's University 16 1% $61,670
50 The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham 16 21% N/A
51 Pima Community College 15 0% $4,062
52 Moraine Park Technical College 15 1% $6,363
53 Franklin University 15 1% $13,729
54 William Peace University 15 6% $46,130
55 Orange Technical College-Orlando Campus 15 5% N/A
56 Shawnee State University 14 2% $23,148
57 Indiana University-Bloomington 14 0% $24,779
58 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 14 3% $7,312
59 Cogswell College 14 12% $40,272
60 Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire 14 6% N/A
61 Miami Dade College 13 0% $4,338
62 The Art Institute of Portland 13 8% N/A
63 Mt Hood Community College 13 1% $7,001
64 The Art Institute of Houston 12 4% $19,068
65 Sandhills Community College 12 1% $4,598
66 University of Wisconsin-Stout 12 1% $19,973
67 Lanier Technical College 12 1% $4,436
68 The Art Institute of Phoenix 12 7% N/A
69 The Art Institute of San Antonio 12 7% $19,068
70 Webster University 11 0% $45,762
71 The Art Institute of Las Vegas 11 8% $18,816
72 Madison Media Institute 11 10% $14,783
73 New York Film Academy 11 1% $32,438
74 Dakota State University 10 2% $21,992
75 Manchester Community College 10 1% $5,664
76 Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego 10 4% $20,565
77 The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg 10 8% N/A
78 Abilene Christian University 9 1% $49,722
79 University of Denver 9 0% $67,656
80 Mt Sierra College 9 16% $17,688
81 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design 9 6% $20,620
82 Stanly Community College 9 1% $4,037
83 Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Orange County 9 5% N/A
84 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology 9 1% $35,550
85 Kennesaw State University 9 0% $25,773
86 Mesa Community College 8 0% $3,494
87 Arapahoe Community College 8 0% $5,918
88 Finger Lakes Community College 8 1% $18,002
89 Long Island University 8 0% $56,283
90 Lehigh Carbon Community College 8 1% $6,080
91 Memphis College of Art 8 13% N/A
92 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 8 14% $38,782
93 Charlotte Technical College 8 3% $3,948
94 The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago 8 4% N/A
95 Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Sacramento 8 7% N/A
96 Texas State Technical College 8 0% $19,530
97 Western Piedmont Community College 7 2% $3,977
98 Stark State College 7 0% $5,170
99 The Art Institute of Atlanta 7 2% $18,996
100 American University 6 0% $66,268

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Game and Interactive Media Design program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.