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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Far Western US region, there were 385 game & interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in game & interactive media design. That schools that top this list have a program in game & interactive media design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laguna College of Art and Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Laguna College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laguna Beach, California. It awarded 31 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cogswell College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Cogswell is a small private for-profit school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 24 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Woodbury University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Woodbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 114 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Game & Interactive Media Design Report
California State University - Chico came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Chico State Game & Interactive Media Design Report
With a ranking of #8, Mt. Hood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Gresham, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s game and interactive media design students 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%.
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Norco College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Norco, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified ’s game and interactive media design students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Norco College Game & Interactive Media Design Report
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 ’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full USC Game & Interactive Media Design Report
With a ranking of #11, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Moorpark, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 7 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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San Diego Mesa College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
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Southwestern College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 ’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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National University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s game and interactive media design students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Diablo Valley is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Cornish College of the Arts landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 0 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Cornish College of the Arts Game & Interactive Media Design Report
University of California - Irvine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s game and interactive media design students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Golden West College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Game and Interactive Media Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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.
