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2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Game & Interactive Media Design is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 2,963 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in game and interactive media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality game and interactive media design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the game and interactive media design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $75-$110k)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 18 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s game and interactive media design students in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s game and interactive media design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at DePaul University

#6

Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Laguna College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Laguna College of Art and Design is a small school located in Laguna Beach, California that handed out 9 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

LCAD also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at LCAD are $37,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 34 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also took the #3 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at SCAD

#8

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#9 in overall quality

New York Film Academy ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. New York Film Academy is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 8 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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