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Top 50 Game Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. – 2019 Rankings
Background
We started publishing regional and national rankings in 2012 in response to myriad emails from aspiring animators and game designers asking us what the best schools were in the US, a given State, or in a particular area of the country. We consider every degree-granting school of which we are aware, with the exception of two-year community colleges. In some cases we will include non-degree granting schools, when the program’s quality merits inclusion. Our end goal is to give students and their parents access to ample information so they can make an informed decision about the school they choose to attend and the program they pursue.
Information Sources
During the school year we reach out via email to every school under consideration requesting information about their specific program, as well as their perspective regarding which other school programs they considered to be the most impressive, both nationally and regionally. In the instance where we can not obtain information directly from a representative of a college’s program, we obtain the necessary information from the college’s web site or from other reputable publications.
Animation School Rankings
Rankings published since 2012
Colleges Considered: 207
School surveys were emailed in September, 2018
The criteria we used for the animation rankings consists, in no particular order, of the following:
- Academic reputation
- Admission selectivity
- Depth and breadth of the program
- Value as it relates to tuition and indebtedness
- Geographic location
- Employment data (new for 2019)
International Animation School Rankings
Rankings published since 2013
Colleges Considered: 167
School surveys were emailed in August, 2018
The criteria we used for the animation rankings consists, in no particular order, of the following:
- Academic reputation
- Admission selectivity
- Depth and breadth of the program
- Value as it relates to tuition and indebtedness