Top 25 Game Design 2026: Grad
Our 2026 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
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rochester, NY
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- Game Design Program
#5
University of Utah
- Salt Lake City, UT
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- Game Design Program
#6
Southern Methodist University
- Dallas, TX
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- Game Design Program
#7
Abertay University
- Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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- Game Design Program
#8
Clark University
- Worcester, MA
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- Game Design Program
#9
Savannah College of Art and Design
- Savannah, GA
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- Game Design Program
#10
Drexel University
- Philadelphia, PA
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- Game Design Program
#11
Michigan State University
- East Lansing, MI
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- Game Design Program
#12
DigiPen Institute of Technology
- Redmond, WA
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- Game Design Program
#13
Northeastern University
- Boston, MA
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- Game Design Program
#14
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Worcester, MA
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- Game Design Program
#15
Falmouth University
- Penryn, Cornwall, England
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- Game Design Program
#16
University of Florida
- Gainesville, FL
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- Game Design Program
#17
Full Sail University
- Winter Park, FL
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- Game Design Program
#18
DePaul University
- Chicago, IL
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- Game Design Program
#19
Bradley University
- Peoria, IL
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- Game Design Program
#20
Purdue University
- West Lafayette, IN
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- Game Design Program
#21
Carnegie Mellon University
- Pittsburgh, PA
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- Game Design Program
#22
#23
University of Wisconsin–Stout
- Menomonie, WI
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- Game Design Program
#24
American University
- Washington, DC
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- Game Design Program
#25
New York Film Academy
- Burbank, CA
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- Game Design Program
