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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 2,353 people earned their degree in game & interactive media design, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 220 game & interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 92 game & interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in game & interactive media design. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their game & interactive media design program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hostos Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hostos is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Hostos Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Finger Lakes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Canandaigua, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s game and interactive media design students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s game and interactive media design students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Montgomery College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mercer County Community College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #5 spot on the list. Pratt Institute is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Pratt Institute - Main
Salem Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carneys Point, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Salem County College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at LCCC
Bergen Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Paramus, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Bergen Community College
Community College of Allegheny County landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Community College of Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Community College of Allegheny County Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Raritan Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Raritan Valley Community College is a public institution located in Branchburg, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full RVCC Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Brookdale Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brookdale Community College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Montgomery County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Montco Game & Interactive Media Design Report
SUNY Schenectady County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Schenectady is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 0 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
Full SUNY Schenectady County Community College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
Alfred State College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alfred State College is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Alfred State College
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
