Game DesignNorth America

55 Master's degrees in Game Design in North America

Elon University4,5(4)

Elon, United States

Interactive Media

Understand, design and produce interactive experiences and prepare for a rewarding career – all in less than a year. We offer a master degree in Interactive Media degree at Elon University.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

10 months$47,539/yr

University of Michigan - Dearborn4,6(11)

Dearborn, United States

Game Design

The Game Design Postgrad.Cert programme from University of Michigan - Dearborn prioritize hands-on experience, giving you the chance to work directly on developing computer games and game development tools such as game engines. You’ll finish the certificate with a solid foundation in the practical implementation of game design along with comprehensive theoretical knowledge.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time +2 On-campus +3

$31,440/yr

New York University4,3(114)

New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Game Design

The Game Design program from New York University is a 2-year Master degree located within NYU’s famous Tisch School of the Arts. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other forms of art, media, and culture. Our students study the design and development of games in a context of advanced critical literacy, becoming game designers and developers, artists and curators, critics and scholars.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$76,646/yr

American University Washington DC3,9(164)

Washington, D. C., United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Games and Interactive Media

The Games and Interactive Media program at American University Washington DC will help you create bridges and make change through the power of active engagement through games.

M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$37,440/yr

Centennial College4,5(43)

Toronto, Canada

Game - Programming (Fast-Track)

Centennial College's Game - Programming (Fast-Track) programme will grant you direct admission into the second year (third semester) of this three-year offering to receive an advanced diploma in four semesters, if you're a qualified college or university graduate with a software background. This programme is post-graduate work permit eligible.

Master Full-time Blended

2 years$13,418/yr

Florida Atlantic University4,1(25)

Boca Raton, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Media, Technology & Entertainment

The Media, Technology & Entertainment programme at Florida Atlantic University is an interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts. This full-time degree combines film, interactive media, and computer science. Students explore digital animation and video production over a standard duration to prepare for creative careers.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$19,056/yr

Full Sail University4,4(16)

Winter Park, United States

Game Design

The Game Design programme offered at Full Sail University prepares you for a specialized role in the gaming industry by teaching the skills needed to contribute to multidisciplinary development teams.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$36,000/yr

University at Albany3,9(10)

Albany, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Strategic Game Design and Applied Development

Expand your expertise or start a new career in the fast-growing, high-demand gaming industry by earning a Master of Science in Strategic Game Design and Applied Development (MS-SGDAD) at University at Albany.

M.Sc. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$56,626/yr

California Institute of the Arts CalArts4,5(11)

California, United States

Experimental Animation

In the MFA Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts CalArts, students are provided with a comprehensive foundational background and are encouraged to seek out poetic, lyrical, structural and other modes of experimentation with the materials and forms of the moving image.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$60,650/yr

Academy of Art University3,8(87)

San Francisco, United States

Animation and Visual Effects

The Animation and Visual Effects MA program at Academy of Art University provides students an opportunity to work in 2D Animation & Stop Motion, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, or Visual Effects, while focusing on storytelling with an emphasis on exhibiting technical skills and eliciting emotional responses.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1 year$33,426/yr

University of Lethbridge3,7(33)

Lethbridge, Canada Top 9% in Worldwide

New Media

The New Media program at University of Lethbridge provides graduate students the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to digital art and design through theoretical and practical scholarship.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$7,676/yr

University of Lethbridge3,7(33)

Lethbridge, Canada Top 9% in Worldwide

New Media

The New Media programme at the University of Lethbridge is a full-time Master of Arts degree delivered in person over 24 months. This research-focused course combines advanced coursework with a comprehensive thesis, allowing students to explore digital culture and creative technologies at the Lethbridge campus.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$7,676/yr

Worcester Polytechnic Institute4,8(5)

Worcester, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Interactive Media and Game Design

Develop your creative practice and personal voice as an artist in IMGD. The Master of Fine Arts program offers a terminal degree through Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s renowned Interactive Media and Game Design program where our academic approach, resources, and connections will refine your artistic practice and innovate using new creative technologies with WPI’s new MFA in IMGD.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,420/yr

Pratt Institute4,5(4)

New York City, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Digital Arts - 3-D Animation and Motion Arts

At Digital Arts - 3-D Animation and Motion Arts at Pratt Institute students create evocative narrative and non-narrative films and installations using 2-D and 3-D digital animation techniques, live action, and motion graphics.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$66,630/yr

Academy of Art University3,8(87)

San Francisco, United States

Game Development

The MA in Game Development program at Academy of Art University allows students to further their careers by synthesizing traditional art and design fundamentals with today’s groundbreaking technologies.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1 year$33,426/yr

University of Southern California4,1(63)

Los Angeles, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Computer Science - Game Development

The goal of the Computer Science - Game Development MSc program offered at University of Southern California is to graduate students with a core in computer science, an engineering- oriented game development core, and a concentration in one of the key research directions in game development infrastructure, cognition and games, immersion, and serious games.

M.Sc. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$85,280/yr

University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)3,6(7)

Colorado Springs, United States

Computer Science - Games and Media Integration

Computer Science - Games and Media Integration from University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is an interdisciplinary degree that gives all students a firm foundation in pursuing research and development in the area of games, animation and movie making, VR/HCI, complex systems, and wearable computing.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$19,238/yr

Worcester Polytechnic Institute4,8(5)

Worcester, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Interactive Media and Game Development

Interactive Media and Game Development is offered by Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Are you ready to take your technical knowledge, artistic vision, and passion for gaming to the next level? WPI’s nationally ranked master’s in Interactive Media & Game Development (IMGD) will get you there.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$30,420/yr

Brock University4,3(58)

St. Catharines, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide

Game Studies

The Game Studies program at Brock University is an interdisciplinary and interfaculty program designed to provide students with a well-rounded, high-quality venue for studying and designing games in all their forms.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$9,887/yr

Savannah College of Art and Design3,7(19)

Savannah, United States

Interactive Design and Game Development

Bridge art and tech with interactive design and game development to transform digital media with Interactive Design and Game Development at Savannah College of Art and Design

M.A. Full-time On-campus +2

1 year$42,120/yr