Top 25 Game Design 2025: Grad
Our 2025 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
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- Game Design Program
#2
University of Central Florida
- Orlando, FL
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- Game Design Program
#3
University of Southern California
- Los Angeles, CA
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- Game Design Program
#4
University of Utah
- Salt Lake City, UT
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- Game Design Program
#5
Clark University
- Worcester, MA
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- Game Design Program
#6
Southern Methodist University
- Dallas, TX
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- Game Design Program
#7
Abertay University
- Dundee, Scotland
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- Game Design Program
#8
Drexel University
- Philadelphia, PA, PA
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- Game Design Program
#9
Michigan State University
- East Lansing, MI
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- Game Design Program
#10
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rochester, NY
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- Game Design Program
#11
Falmouth University
- Falmouth, United Kingdom
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- Game Design Program
#12
DigiPen Institute of Technology
- Redmond, WA
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- Game Design Program
#13
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Worcester, MA
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- Game Design Program
#14
Northeastern University
- Boston, MA
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- Game Design Program
#15
Savannah College of Art and Design
- Savannah, GA
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- Game Design Program
#16
Full Sail University
- Winter Park, FL
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- Game Design Program
#17
Purdue University
- West Lafayette, IN
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- Game Design Program
#18
Bradley University
- Peoria, IL
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- Game Design Program
#19
#20
University of Florida
- Gainesville, FL
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- Game Design Program
#21
University of Wisconsin–Stout
- Menomonie, WI
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- Game Design Program
#22
American University
- Washington, DC
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- Game Design Program
#23
DePaul University
- Chicago, IL
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- Game Design Program
#24
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- Game Design Program
#25
The University of Texas at Dallas
- Richardson, TX
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- Game Design Program
