2025 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in game & interactive media design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #213 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of game & interactive media design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in game & interactive media design during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 - The number of game & interactive media design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 schools for game & interactive media design students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The game and interactive media design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Game & Interactive Media Design in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for game & interactive media design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Game and Interactive Media Design

1

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Marist College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in game & interactive media design. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.More information about a bachelor’s in game & interactive media design from Marist College

2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in game & interactive media design from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Game & Interactive Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	67
Maryland	370	7
Delaware	224	0

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fashion Design	629
Illustration	555
Graphic Design	357
Industrial Design	257
Interior Design	248
Other Design & Applied Arts	233
Visual Communications	184
Commercial & Advertising Art	108
Commercial Photography	44

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.