Game Design

217 Master's degrees in Game Design

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

METU Middle East Technical University4,3(348)

Ankara, Turkey Top 3% in Worldwide

Multimedia Informatics

The primary aim of the Multimedia Informatics program from METU Middle East Technical University is to educate its students on state-of-the-art multimedia technologies including computer vision and audition, motion capture and tracking, affective computing, ambient intelligence, virtual/augmented realities, and game technologies.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$1,500/yr

Escape Studios4,2(6)

London, United Kingdom

Programming for Games and VFX

If you love games, films and animation, have a passion for coding, finding creative solutions and being part of a team, then Programming for Games and VFX course at Escape Studios is for you.

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

1 year$27,133/yr

Mahidol University4,1(28)

Bangkok, Thailand Top 3% in Worldwide

Game Technology and Gamification

The Game Technology and Gamification program of Mahidol University has a modern and comprehensive curriculum covering the latest technologies such as virtual reality, game consoles, and mobile platforms.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$4,934/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

Bucks New University3,9(26)

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Advanced 3D Game Art

If you have an undergraduate degree, some industry experience or a genuine love for 3D Game Art, you could take your career to the next level, with this Advanced 3D Game Art course. Upon graduating Bucks New University you’ll have a high-standard showreel to help you join this ever-growing industry.

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

1 year$22,092/yr

University of Nevada, Las Vegas4,1(21)

Online Top 4% in Worldwide

Gaming Management

The Graduate Certificate in Gaming Management is a 15-credit program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas designed to bring hospitality executives together to learn the latest gaming management and leadership techniques in an executive format, via the Internet and other media.

Postgraduate Certificate Part-time Online

$26,658/yr

Brunel University of London4,0(142)

London, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Digital Games Theory and Design

The games design industry, in the UK and worldwide, is growing and there is a demand for skilled and well-educated professionals to take gaming to its next level. The Digital Games Theory and Design degree course delivered by the Brunel University of London will give you a comprehensive understanding of digital games and the techniques and principles used in their design.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,288/yr

Academy of Art University3,8(87)

San Francisco, United States

Game Development

The MFA 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.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

2 years$33,426/yr

Manchester Metropolitan University4,4(154)

Manchester, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Games Art

As a Games Art student at Manchester Metropolitan University you will be part of the School of Digital Arts and will be based within a brand new purpose-built building, equipped with the latest emerging technologies to enable you to develop industry-standard skills for creating and researching content across the latest digital platforms.

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

1 year$29,854/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

Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas)4,4(101)

Breda, Netherlands

Game Technology

Are you already working in the games industry, for example as a game artist, designer or developer, and would you like to delve deeper into the world of game technology? Then the Game Technology course from Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is exactly what you are looking for.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,210/yr

GBSB Global Business School4,4(36)

Online

E-gaming Innovation (Online)

This E-gaming Innovation (Online) course from GBSB Global Business School provides the skills necessary to design products, optimize platforms, and develop sustainable monetization models.

Master Part-time Online

9 months$11,599/full

Abertay University3,9(81)

Dundee, United Kingdom

Games Development

This Games Development programme from Abertay University will give you a skillset that encompasses far more than basic technical excellence.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$24,426/yr

Coventry University4,1(551)

Coventry, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Games Studio Development

Explore the exciting world of digital games development in a studio learning model that prepares you for the workforce at Games Studio Development from Coventry University.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$26,461/yr

ThinkSpace Education

Online

Composing for Video Games

Composing for Video Games at ThinkSpace Education will prepare you to enter the industry as a video games composer and give you all the skills you need to compose and implement fully interactive music using industry standard middleware. You will be given the space and support to develop as a composer, finding your voice and raising your production and composition to a professional standard.

M.A. Full-time +2 Online

1 year$16,501/yr

West Virginia University4,4(8)

Online Top 4% in Worldwide

Game Design

The Master of Arts degree in Game Design, offered by the College of Creative Arts from West Virginia University, is for emerging game designers who would like to expand and build upon their conceptual, production, and project management skills, as well as to further their professional credentials.

M.A. Part-time Online

1 year$22,650/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

TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences)4,1(7)

Köln, Germany

Game Development and Research

The Game Development and Research program at TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences) thus gains its specific profile in the targeted interweaving of science, art and craft, of tradition and innovation, of practice and future orientation

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$5,858/yr