2025 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Game & Interactive Media Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #183 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 associate degrees in game & interactive media design during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to game & interactive media design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of game & interactive media design students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Game & Interactive Media Design Schools

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 in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Game & Interactive Media Design in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for game & interactive media design students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Game and Interactive Media Design

1

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in game & interactive media design needs to check out Collin County Community College District. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of McKinney.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Collin County Community College District

2

University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Advancing Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in game & interactive media design. University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the midsize city of Tempe.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from University of Advancing Technology

Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best game & interactive media design colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	21
Arizona	349	13
New Mexico	255	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Game and Interactive Media Design

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
Graphic Design	216
Commercial & Advertising Art	142
Interior Design	127
Visual Communications	125
Fashion Design	56
Illustration	35
Commercial Photography	32
Industrial Design	6

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.