2025 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region
7Colleges in the Far Western US Region
385Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in game & interactive media design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #293 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 looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 385 degrees in game & interactive media design to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Game & Interactive Media Design School
Your choice of game & interactive media design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Game & Interactive Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Game & Interactive Media Design Rankings by Degree Level
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 Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the game and interactive media design degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Game and Interactive Media Design
35Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 35 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
31Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in game & interactive media design has to look into Laguna College of Art and Design. LCAD is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Laguna Beach.
There were roughly 31 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at LCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
Get on the right path to the fast-paced, exciting world of video game art and design with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Azusa Pacific University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Azusa Pacific University
114Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
University of California - Santa Cruz is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 136th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 10 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Woodbury in the most recent year we have data available.
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Chico State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Chico. This university ranks 64th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 58 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).