NYU #1 Ugrad School /
U-Central Florida #1 Grad School
NEW
YORK, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Princeton Review®—the education services company known
for its school rankings in dozens of categories—today reported its
15th annual ranking of undergraduate and graduate schools with the
best programs in game design studies.
For the second year in a row, New York
University ranked #1 on the undergraduate schools list,
which names the top 50 schools. NYU's
Game Design program is based at the university's Brooklyn campus.
On the graduate schools list, which names the top 25 schools,
the University of Central Florida in
Orlando earned the #1 spot—up from
#2 on the list in 2023.
The top 10 schools on the undergraduate and graduate school
lists are below as well as #1 schools by region in seven regions.
The complete lists are posted on The Princeton Review website at
Top Game Design Schools for 2024.
The Princeton Review's game design school rankings are based on
more than 40 data points derived from the company's 2023 survey of
administrators at 150 schools offering game design courses and/or
degrees. Most of the institutions are in the U.S., with two in
Canada and four abroad.
The 50-question survey covered four areas: academics, faculty,
technology, and career topics. Detailed information about the
survey methodology and rankings criteria is here.
PC Gamer, a top online and print gaming publication, has been
The Princeton Review's reporting partner on this project since
2013. The magazine's May issue, which lands on newsstands today,
has a six-page feature on the project. Titled "The Best Game Design
Programs Ranked by The Princeton Review 2024," it reports the two
categories of ranking lists with interesting stats as well as fun
facts about the schools' graduates, faculty, and alumni. The
feature also includes two articles on video game creation titled
"Theorycrafting & Player Choice" and "Live Service Gaming &
The Infinite Narrative."
The top 10 schools on the list "Top 50 Undergraduate Schools
for Game Design" are:
- New York University (Brooklyn)
- University of Southern California
(Los Angeles)
- Clark University (Worcester,
MA)
- University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
- University of Central Florida
(Orlando)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
(Rochester, NY)
- DigiPen Institute of Technology
(Redmond, WA)
- Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
- Michigan State University (East
Lansing)
- Northeastern University
(Boston, MA)
The top 10 schools on the list "Top 25 Graduate Schools for
Game Design" are:
- University of Central Florida
(Orlando)
- New York University (Brooklyn)
- University of Southern California
(Los Angeles)
- University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
- Southern Methodist University
(Dallas, TX)
- Abertay University (Dundee,
Scotland)
- Clark University (Worcester,
MA)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
(Rochester, NY)
- Northeastern University
(Boston, MA)
- Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
The lists by region and the #1 undergraduate and graduate
schools on them are:
International: Abertay University (Dundee, Scotland), Undergrad & Grad
Mid-Atlantic: Drexel University
(Philadelphia, PA), Undergrad
& Grad
Midwest: Michigan State University (East
Lansing), Undergrad & Grad
Northeast: New York University
(Brooklyn), Undergrad &
Grad
South: University of Central Florida
(Orlando), Undergrad &
Grad
Southwest: The University of Texas at
Dallas, Undergrad
Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX), Grad
West: University of Southern California
(Los Angeles), Undergrad &
Grad
"The schools that made our lists for 2024 have awesome game
design programs," said Rob Franek,
The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief. "Their faculties are
superb. Their facilities are state-of-the-art, and their alumni
include many of the industry's most successful game designers,
developers, and entrepreneurs. We recommend them highly to all
students aspiring to a career in this exciting field."
Franek noted the exceptional game design experience students
gain at the schools. Based on data from The Princeton Review's 2023
survey for the rankings:
- Seventy-six percent of the students enrolled in game design
programs at the undergraduate schools worked on a shipped game as
part of their studies. At the graduate schools, that figure was
74%.
- Ninety-seven percent of the students enrolled in game design
programs at the undergraduate schools developed an actionable plan
to launch a functional game after graduation. At graduate schools,
that figure was 96%.
- The average starting salary of students completing their game
design studies with a bachelor's degree from the schools was
$64,065. The average starting salary
of students completing their game design studies with a master's
degree from the schools was $73,947.
About The Princeton Review's School Rankings
The Princeton Review tallies school rankings in dozens of
categories. In addition to the rankings for game design studies,
the company reports rankings for entrepreneurship studies. Both
projects are based on its surveys of school administrators. The
Princeton Review's Best Colleges rankings in 50 categories and
its law schools and MBA programs rankings in 14+
categories are based primarily on its surveys of students attending
the schools. Students surveyed rate their schools on dozens of
topics and report on their campus experiences at them. The
company's rankings for its Best Value Colleges and Guide to
Green Colleges projects are based on its surveys of administrators
as well as its surveys of students at the schools.
About PC Gamer
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is the global authority on PC games. Having covered PC gaming for
more than 30 years, PC Gamer continues that legacy today with
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SOURCE: The Princeton Review
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Note to Editors
Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief, and
David Soto, Senior Director, Data
Operations at The Princeton Review, are available for interviews.
Lists of ranked schools organized two ways (alphabetical by
country/state/city/school and alphabetical by school) are
at https://www.princetonreview.com/press/game-design-press-release-2024.
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