2025 Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools

an associate degree in game & interactive media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #183 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for game & interactive media design students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 454 associate degrees in game & interactive media design to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Game & Interactive Media Design School for Your Associate Degree

The game and interactive media design associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality game and interactive media design program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on game & interactive media design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other game & interactive media design students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized game & interactive media design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for game & interactive media design students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Game & Interactive Media Design in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in game & interactive media design.

10 Top Schools for an Associate in Game and Interactive Media Design

1

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in game & interactive media design needs to take a look at Pratt Institute - Main. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Pratt Institute - Main

2

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Collin County Community College District if you want to pursue an associate degree in game & interactive media design. Located in the large suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Collin County Community College District

3

Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Johnson County Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in game & interactive media design. JCCC is a large public college located in the midsize city of Overland Park.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Johnson County Community College

4

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in game & interactive media design needs to look into New England Institute of Technology. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from New England Institute of Technology

5

Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

GTC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Gwinnett Technical College

6

Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Raleigh.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Wake Technical Community College

7

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Milwaukee Area Technical College

8

Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Glendale Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Glendale.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Glendale Community College

9

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

MDC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Miami.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Miami Dade College

10

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Arapahoe Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Littleton.More information about a associate in game & interactive media design from Arapahoe Community College

Game & Interactive Media Design by Region

View the Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Game & Interactive Media Design Related Rankings by Major

Game & Interactive Media Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	1,885
Commercial & Advertising Art	1,420
Interior Design	1,385
Visual Communications	962
Fashion Design	862
Commercial Photography	287
Illustration	242
Other Design & Applied Arts	56
Industrial Design	25

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.