7
Colleges in California
363
Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
A degree in
game & interactive media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #293 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 363 degrees in game & interactive media design annually.
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The game and interactive media design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Game & Interactive Media Design rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for game & interactive media design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 California.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the game and interactive media design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
35
Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in game & interactive media design needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. 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 year we have data available.
More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from University of Southern California
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
31
Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Laguna College of Art and Design if you wish to pursue a degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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.
More information about a degree in game & interactive media design from Laguna College of Art and Design
Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in Game Art & Development
Program Name
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.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
Every student who is interested in game & interactive media design needs to look into Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa. 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
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
114
Game and Interactive Media Design Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in game & interactive media design has to check out University of California - Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were approximately 114 game & interactive media design students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
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Woodbury is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Burbank. This university ranks 136th out of 161 schools 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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