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Video game development and design - the design, development, and programming of interactive media entertainment, including computer and video games, virtual environments, and internet applications. Covers the theory of games, turn-based and real-time systems, visual and interactive design, story development, animation, simulation, and programming.
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A related creative route; add substantial programming and finished games for developer roles.
Direct route; prioritize collaborative prototypes and playtesting.
Useful for understanding games; game design is a separate career from competitive play.
Esports / Gaming Professional
University of Silicon Valley
For-Profit CollegeSan Jose, CA · $22,480/yr · 51% admit
Laguna College of Art and Design
Private UniversityLaguna Beach, CA · $37,500/yr · 94% admit
Marist University
Private UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · $47,750/yr · 63% admit
Woodbury University
Private UniversityBurbank, CA · $47,056/yr · 82% admit
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
For-Profit CollegeLakewood, CO · $20,190/yr
Albertus Magnus College
Private UniversityNew Haven, CT · $41,908/yr · 59% admit
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Private UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL · $25,056/yr · 97% admit
Columbia College Chicago
Private UniversityChicago, IL · $34,088/yr · 89% admit
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Private UniversityFort Wayne, IN · $36,460/yr · 96% admit
Bethany College (KS)
Private UniversityLindsborg, KS · $33,000/yr · 56% admit
Maryland Institute College of Art
Private UniversityBaltimore, MD · $56,800/yr · 77% admit
Hampshire College
Private UniversityAmherst, MA · $58,896/yr · 75% admit
Drury University
Private UniversitySpringfield, MO · $36,745/yr · 58% admit
Lindenwood University
Private UniversitySaint Charles, MO · $21,600/yr · 57% admit
Webster University
Private UniversitySaint Louis, MO · $31,750/yr · 86% admit
William Peace University
Private UniversityRaleigh, NC · $34,176/yr · 94% admit
Cleveland Institute of Art
Private UniversityCleveland, OH · $49,400/yr · 61% admit
Franklin University
Private UniversityColumbus, OH · $9,577/yr
Heidelberg University
Private UniversityTiffin, OH · $33,650/yr · 86% admit
Albright College
Private UniversityReading, PA · $29,082/yr · 76% admit
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Private UniversityLancaster, PA · $32,150/yr · 99% admit
Freed-Hardeman University
Private UniversityHenderson, TN · $25,620/yr · 60% admit
Saint Edward's University
Private UniversityAustin, TX · $51,384/yr · 81% admit
University of Advancing Technology
For-Profit CollegeTempe, AZ · $19,365/yr · 98% admit
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Private UniversityHarrisburg, PA · $24,400/yr · 87% admit
Sandhills Community College
Community CollegePinehurst, NC · $2,040/yr
Chapman University
Private UniversityOrange, CA · $64,984/yr · 73% admit
Moraine Park Technical College
Technical SchoolFond du Lac, WI · $4,819/yr
Champlain College
Private UniversityBurlington, VT · $47,850/yr · 56% admit
University of Arizona
Public UniversityTucson, AZ · $13,926/yr · 87% admit
West Virginia University
Public UniversityMorgantown, WV · $10,104/yr · 88% admit
Utah Valley University
Public UniversityOrem, UT · $6,507/yr
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott
Private UniversityPrescott, AZ · $44,149/yr · 68% admit
Mercer County Community College
Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ · $5,310/yr
Columbus State Community College
Community CollegeColumbus, OH · $5,488/yr
Biola University
Private UniversityLa Mirada, CA · $48,984/yr · 57% admit
High Point University
Private UniversityHigh Point, NC · $45,312/yr · 79% admit
Alfred State College SUNY
Public UniversityAlfred, NY · $8,892/yr · 82% admit
Sacred Heart University
Private UniversityFairfield, CT · $50,404/yr · 66% admit
Grand View University
Private UniversityDes Moines, IA · $34,762/yr · 98% admit
University of Southern California
Private UniversityLos Angeles, CA · $72,097/yr · 12% admit
Pasadena City College
Community CollegePasadena, CA · $1,180/yr
DePaul University
Private UniversityChicago, IL · $45,999/yr · 70% admit
Augsburg University
Private UniversityMinneapolis, MN · $45,452/yr · 77% admit
Northeastern University
Private UniversityBoston, MA · $66,162/yr · 7% admit
University of Denver
Private UniversityDenver, CO · $61,398/yr · 78% admit
Stanly Community College
Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC · $2,672/yr
Quinnipiac University
Private UniversityHamden, CT · $55,480/yr · 84% admit
Arkansas Tech University
Public UniversityRussellville, AR · $8,674/yr · 94% admit
Wake Technical Community College
Community CollegeRaleigh, NC · $2,254/yr
Field of Study
Technology & Computer Science
CIP Code
50.0411
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