2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in California

Game & Interactive Media Design is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #457 out of the 1095 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for game and interactive media design students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 master's degrees in game and interactive media design during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Game & Interactive Media Design School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in game and interactive media design matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality game and interactive media design program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for game and interactive media design.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Game & Interactive Media Design in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for game and interactive media design students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Game and Interactive Media Design Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in game and interactive media design has to look into University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in game and interactive media design in California.

There were approximately 18 game and interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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2

Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Laguna College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a master's degree in game and interactive media design. LCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Laguna Beach. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in game and interactive media design in California.

There were approximately 9 game and interactive media design individuals who graduated with this degree at LCAD in the most recent data year.

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3

New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at New York Film Academy if you want to pursue a master's degree in game and interactive media design. Located in the city of Burbank, New York Film Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in game and interactive media design in California.

There were roughly 8 game and interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at New York Film Academy in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

National University
La Jolla, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

National University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in game and interactive media design. National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in game and interactive media design in California.

There were approximately 1 game and interactive media design individuals who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Game & Interactive Media Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Game & Interactive Media Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Game and Interactive Media Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Illustration	56
Visual Communications	51
Fashion Design	46
Graphic Design	40
Other Design & Applied Arts	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.