2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in game and interactive media design sits in the middle of the road, ranking #457 out of 1095 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 18 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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for game and interactive media design, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in game and interactive media design.

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

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in game and interactive media design. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. 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 Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 14 game and interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in game and interactive media design from Carnegie Mellon University

2

American University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

American University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in game and interactive media design. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University 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 District of Columbia.

There were about 4 game and interactive media design individuals who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in game and interactive media design from American University

3

LIU Post
Brookville, NY

#1 Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in game and interactive media design needs to look into LIU Post. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in game and interactive media design from LIU Post

 

Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the most popular game and interactive media design schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	30
Pennsylvania	586	24
District of Columbia	330	6

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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.

Majors Similar to Game and Interactive Media Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	154
Other Design & Applied Arts	127
Visual Communications	120
Illustration	80
Industrial Design	64
Graphic Design	63
Fashion Design	62
Commercial & Advertising Art	3

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.