The 2019 Game Developers Conference kicks off in just a few days, and like clockwork, The Princeton Review has used this opportunity to roll out their ranking of the Top Schools For Game Design in 2019.
Once again, the University of Southern California topped all undergraduate programs and was ranked #3 on the list of graduate programs. Meanwhile, New York University climbed atop the list of graduate programs for the first time ever and held onto its #2 ranking among undergraduate programs.
“The schools that made our lists this year have stellar programs for aspiring game designers and developers,” said Robert Franek, the Editor-in-Chief of The Princeton Review. “Their faculties are outstanding and their facilities are awesome. Just as impressive: their alumni include many of the video game industry’s most prominent artists, designers, developers, and entrepreneurs.”
A large number of schools retained their place among the top Game Design programs for 2019 including Becker College in Worcester (#3 in undergraduate and #11 in graduate), DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond (#4 and #6), Drexel University in Philadelphia (#6 and #10), and the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester (#8 and #7).
You can find the Princeton Review’s full ranking of Game Design programs for 2019 after the break.
Top 25 Undergraduate Schools to Study Game Design for 2019
1. University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
2. New York University (Brooklyn, NY)
3. Becker College (Worcester, MA)
4. DigiPen Institute of Technology (Redmond, WA)
5. Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
6. Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
7. Michigan State University (East Lansing)
8. Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
10. University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
11. Miami University (Oxford, OH)
12. Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
13. University of Central Florida (Orlando)
14. Cogswell College (San Jose, CA)
15. LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia)
16. Abertay University (Dundee, Scotland)
17. Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI)
18. Laguna College of Art and Design (Laguna Beach, CA)
19. Champlain College (Burlington, VT)
20. Shawnee State University (Portsmouth, OH)
21. University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI)
22. Howest University of Applied Sciences (Kortrijk, Belgium)
23. North Carolina State University (Raleigh)
24. Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX)
25. Falmouth University (Penryn, Cornwall, UK)
Top 25 Graduate Schools to Study Game Design for 2019
1. New York University (Brooklyn, NY)
2. Southern Methodist University (Plano, TX)
3. University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
4. University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
5. University of Central Florida (Orlando)
6. DigiPen Institute of Technology (Redmond, WA)
7. Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
8. Michigan State University (East Lansing)
9. Abertay University (Dundee, Scotland)
10. Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
11. Becker College (Worcester, MA)
12. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
13. Laguna College of Art and Design (Laguna Beach, CA)
14. Full Sail University (Winter Park, FL)
15. University of California—Santa Cruz (Santa Clara, CA)
16. University of Wisconsin—Stout (Menomonie, WI)
17. University of Malta (Msida, Malta)
18. Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge)
20. DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
21. The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)
22. Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT)
23. Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA)
24. American University (Washington, DC)
25. University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
