School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
Lindenwood University	St. Charles, MO (Online)	BS in Game Design
SAE Institute (Online)	Global (Online)	BA/BSc in Game Development, Game Art, or Programming
Lasell University	Newton, MA (Online)	MS Integrated Design & Creative Strategy with Game Media courses
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	Harrisburg, PA (Online)	MS in Learning Technologies/Game-Based Learning
New York Film Academy (NYFA Online)	New York, NY (Online)	Online Game Design Workshops and Diplomas
Liberty University Online	Lynchburg, VA (Online)	BS in Information Technology: Gaming Design
Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU)	Marion, IN (Online)	BS in Game Design

School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
USC Games (USC)	Los Angeles, CA	BFA Game Art/Design; BS/MS CS (Games); MFA Interactive Media
NYU Game Center (Tisch)	New York, NY	BFA Game Design; MFA Game Design
Carnegie Mellon ETC	Pittsburgh, PA	MET; cross-disciplinary grad tracks
University of Utah (EAE)	Salt Lake City, UT	BS/BA Games; MS EAE
DigiPen Institute of Technology	Redmond, WA	BS RTIS; BA Game Design; MSCS; MFA
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY	BS Game Design & Dev; MS GDD
UCF FIEA	Orlando, FL	MS Interactive Entertainment
UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	BS CS: Computer Game Design; MS/PhD
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	BS Game Design; BS CS + Game Dev; MFA Game Science & Design
SMU Guildhall	Dallas, TX	MS Interactive Technology; Professional Certificate
Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	BS Computational Media (Games); MS Digital Media
UC Irvine	Irvine, CA	BS Game Design & Interactive Media
UT Austin	Austin, TX	BS Arts & Entertainment Technologies; Game Design minor
DePaul University	Chicago, IL	BS Game Design; BS Game Programming; MFA
Columbia College Chicago	Chicago, IL	BA Game Art; BA Game Design; BS Programming
SCAD	Savannah/Atlanta, GA	BFA/MA/MFA Interactive Design & Game Dev
Ringling College of Art & Design	Sarasota, FL	BFA Game Art
Full Sail University	Winter Park, FL	BS Game Design; BS Game Dev; MS Game Design
USC Viterbi CS (Games)	Los Angeles, CA	BS CS Games; MS CS Games
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	BS CS/Eng w/ games electives; minors
Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	BA/BS Media & Info + Game Dev Minor; MA Serious Games
UC San Diego	La Jolla, CA	ICAM BA; CSE games tracks
UNC Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	BS CS Game Dev; MS IT Game tracks
NC State University	Raleigh, NC	BS CS Game Dev; MFA Art + Design
University of Washington	Seattle, WA	BS HCDE; DXARTS with games
Boise State University	Boise, ID	BS GIMM (Games, Interactive Media, Mobile)
Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	BS CGT Game Dev & Design; MS CGT
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, IN	BS Game Design; MS HCI/d
Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	BS CSE Game Dev; ACCAD programs
UW–Stout	Menomonie, WI	BFA Game Design & Dev; BS CS Game Dev
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	BA/MS Digital Arts & Sciences
Texas A&M (Viz)	College Station, TX	BS/MS Visualization with games
UT Dallas (ATEC)	Richardson, TX	BA ATEC Game; MS ATEC
UCCS	Colorado Springs, CO	BI Game Design & Dev
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	BS Game Design & Production; MS Digital Media
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	MSE CGGT; DMD (undergrad)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, IL	CS + X; Game Studies & Design minor
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	BS SE/CS with game option; MFA IVCD
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	BS Game Design & Dev
Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ	BS GIT Game Design; MA tracks
University of Denver	Denver, CO	BA/BS Game Dev; MS
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM	BAIFD with Games; CS tracks
Academy of Art University	San Francisco, CA	BFA/MA/MFA Game Development
Gnomon	Los Angeles, CA	BFA Digital Production; certs in Game Art
Laguna College of Art + Design	Laguna Beach, CA	BFA Game Art; MFA Game Design
UW–Whitewater	Whitewater, WI	BS Media Arts & Game Dev
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, GA	BS Computer Game Design & Dev
George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	BFA Computer Game Design; MA
American University	Washington, DC	MA Game Design

School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
University of Alberta	Edmonton, AB	MSc/PhD Computing Science with games/graphics research
University of British Columbia	Vancouver, BC	BSc CS with graphics/games options
Simon Fraser University (SIAT)	Surrey, BC	BA/BSc Interactive Arts & Technology with game design
University of Toronto	Toronto, ON	CS with game design courses; HCI labs
Ontario Tech University	Oshawa, ON	BIT Game Development & Interactive Media
Sheridan College	Oakville, ON	Honours Bachelor of Game Design
George Brown College	Toronto, ON	Advanced Diploma Game Art; Game Programming
Centennial College	Toronto, ON	Advanced Diploma Game Programming
Concordia University	Montreal, QC	BFA Computation Arts; Design/Computation Arts
Université de Montréal	Montreal, QC	BSc/Grad CS with games-related research groups
UQAT	Quebec, QC	Bachelor in Video Game Design
Vancouver Film School	Vancouver, BC	Diploma in Game Design
Toronto Metropolitan University	Toronto, ON	RTA New Media with games focus

School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
Abertay University	Dundee, Scotland	BA Hons Game Design & Production; BSc CGT; MSc
University of Southampton	Southampton, England	BSc/BEng Game Design & Art; MSc
Staffordshire University	Stoke-on-Trent, England	BSc/BDes Games; MSc
University of Portsmouth	Portsmouth, England	BSc Computer Games Technology
UWE Bristol	Bristol, England	BSc Games Technology
University of Hull	Hull, England	BSc Games Dev; MSc
Goldsmiths, University of London	London, England	BSc Games Programming; MA Computational Arts
University of Greenwich	London, England	BSc Games Dev; MSc
University of Westminster	London, England	BSc Games Development
UCLan (University of Central Lancashire)	Preston, England	BA Games Design; BSc Games Dev
Bournemouth University	Poole, England	BSc Games Software Eng; MA 3D CG
University of Brighton	Brighton, England	BSc Digital Games Dev
University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh, Scotland	MSc Design & Digital Media with games
University of Glasgow	Glasgow, Scotland	MSc Software Dev with games projects
University of Bath	Bath, England	BSc Computer Science with games modules
Queen’s University Belfast	Belfast, Northern Ireland	BSc Computer Games Dev
University of Dundee (DJCAD)	Dundee, Scotland	BA Game Design
IADT Dún Laoghaire	Dublin, Ireland	BA Game Design; BSc Creative Computing
Trinity College Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	BA/MA CS with Graphics/Games
University of Limerick	Limerick, Ireland	BSc CS & Games Dev

School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas)	Breda, Netherlands	BSc Creative Media & Game Technologies
HKU University of the Arts Utrecht	Utrecht, Netherlands	BDes Games & Interaction
Howest DAE	Kortrijk, Belgium	Professional Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment
RUBIKA	Valenciennes, France	Bachelor/Master Game Art, Game Design, Programming
ISART Digital	Paris, France / Montreal, Canada	Bachelor/Master Game Art, Design, Programming
ENJMIN (Cnam)	Angoulême, France	Master Jeux et Médias Interactifs Numériques
Gobelins	Paris, France	Interactive/3D programs with game tracks
Universitat Pompeu Fabra	Barcelona, Spain	Bachelor in Video Game Design & Development
U-tad	Madrid, Spain	Bachelor Video Game Design; Bachelor Art for Video Games
Complutense University of Madrid	Madrid, Spain	Master in Video Game Development
UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia)	Barcelona, Spain	Bachelor in Video Game Design & Development
Politecnico di Milano	Milan, Italy	MSc CS/Eng with games labs
NABA	Milan, Italy	BA Game Design (New Media Design)
IULM University	Milan, Italy	BA Game Design
University of Skövde	Skövde, Sweden	BSc Game Dev; MSc Games
Uppsala University (Campus Gotland)	Visby, Sweden	BSc Game Design; MSc HCI with games
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	Stockholm, Sweden	MSc Interactive Media Technology
Blekinge Institute of Technology	Karlskrona, Sweden	BSc/MSc Game Dev
IT University of Copenhagen (ITU)	Copenhagen, Denmark	BSc Games; MSc Games
Aalborg University	Aalborg, Denmark	MSc Medialogy with games
Aalto University	Espoo, Finland	MA New Media Game Design & Production
Tampere University	Tampere, Finland	MSc Human-Technology Interaction; Game Research Lab
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences	Hamar, Norway	BA Game Tech & Simulation; BA Game Art
SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences	Berlin, Germany	BA Game Design
HTW Berlin	Berlin, Germany	BA Game Design; MA Media Informatics
Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln	Cologne, Germany	BA Digital Games; MA Game Dev & Research
HAW Hamburg	Hamburg, Germany	BA/MA Game Design
University of Malta	Msida, Malta	M.Sc. in Digital Games
ZHdK	Zurich, Switzerland	BA/MA Game Design
FH Salzburg (University of Salzburg)	Salzburg, Austria	BSc/MSc Multimedia Technology with game focus
Universidade Lusófona	Lisbon, Portugal	BA Video Games; MSc
Charles University + CTU	Prague, Czechia	Game dev tracks across MFF/CTU
Jagiellonian University	Kraków, Poland	MSc CS with games labs
PJATK	Warsaw, Poland	BSc Game Development
SAE Institute (Europe campuses)	Multiple	Bachelor Game Art; Bachelor Game Programming

School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
University of Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	CS with graphics/games labs
Tokyo University of Technology	Tokyo, Japan	School of Media Science, Games routes
Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto, Japan	Image Arts and Sciences, game studies
Kyushu University	Fukuoka, Japan	Graduate games research tracks
Keio University	Yokohama, Japan	Media Design interactive games
HAL Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Professional Bachelor Game Programming/Design
DigiPen (SIT)	Singapore	BEng/BSc RTIS; BS Game Design
National University of Singapore	Singapore	CS with graphics/games; HCI
Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	ADM Interactive Media with games
Singapore Polytechnic	Singapore	Diploma Game Design & Development
KAIST	Daejeon, South Korea	CS with games labs
Sogang University	Seoul, South Korea	Graduate Game Education Center
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong, China	BA Digital Media with games
City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	BAS New Media with games
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai, China	CS with game tech; ACM Class projects
Communication University of China	Beijing, China	Digital Media Arts Games
National Taiwan University of Arts	New Taipei, Taiwan	Game Design programs
APU Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	BSc Computer Games Dev; BSc Games Tech
UTeM	Melaka, Malaysia	BSc Game Technology
Chulalongkorn University	Bangkok, Thailand	Communication Design with games
Mahidol University	Salaya, Thailand	IT with games tracks
Queensland University of Technology	Brisbane, Australia	Bachelor Games & Interactive Environments
RMIT University	Melbourne, Australia	Bachelor of Design Games
University of Technology Sydney	Sydney, Australia	BSc Games Development
UNSW	Sydney, Australia	CS with graphics/games
University of Melbourne	Melbourne, Australia	Computing with games electives
Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE)	Australia / New Zealand	Advanced Diplomas Game Art/Programming
SAE Creative Media Institute	Australia / New Zealand	Bachelor of Games Development
Media Design School	Auckland, New Zealand	BCT Game Art; BSE Game Programming; PGDip
University of Canterbury (HIT Lab NZ)	Christchurch, New Zealand	HCI/AR/VR with games

School	Location	Degrees Available (examples)
Tecnológico de Monterrey	Mexico	BS CS & Tech with Game Dev lines
Universidad de los Andes	Bogotá, Colombia	Design and CS with game tracks
Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil	CS with games labs
PUC-Rio	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Design/Engineering with games
Universidad de Palermo	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Digital Design with games
Universidad ORT Uruguay	Montevideo, Uruguay	Bachelor in Video Game Design
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design	Jerusalem, Israel	B.Des Visual Communication Interactive
Holon Institute of Technology	Holon, Israel	B.Des Interactive with games
American University in Dubai / SAE Dubai	Dubai, UAE	BS/BA Game Dev; Bachelor Games
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)	Johannesburg, South Africa	Digital Arts with Game Design
University of Pretoria	Pretoria, South Africa	CS with game modules

Please note these are not all of the game design schools available. These are just some of the most well respected and reviewed worldwide.