13
Colleges in the United States
454
Associate Degrees
an associate degree in
game & interactive media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #183 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for game & interactive media design students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 454 associate degrees in game & interactive media design to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The game and interactive media design associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality game and interactive media design program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on game & interactive media design students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other game & interactive media design students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized game & interactive media design related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for game & interactive media design students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.