The best game design programs, ranked by the Princeton Review

21. University of Wisconsin - Stout

2018 Grads Salary: $55,000
Fun Fact: Students go to places like Sweden and the Jim Henson Company to receive professional feedback.

22. Howest University of Applied Sciences

Alumni: Leslie Van den Broeck (Blizzard)
Faculty: Tristan Clarysse (Mass Effect)

23. North Carolina State University

2018 Grads Salary: $85,000
Fun Fact: Largest provider of college graduates to the North Carolina games industry, which includes Epic Games.

24. Abilene Christian University

Emphasis On: Virtual reality and mobile
2018 Grads Hired: 71%

25. Falmouth University

Faculty Has Studio Experience: 80%
Alumni: Rex Crowle (LittleBigPlanet)

26. University of California, Santa Cruz

Alumni: Tim Schafer (Double Fine)
2018 Grads Salary: $64,000

27. Sheridan College

Faculty Has Studio Experience: 88%
2018 Grads Hired: 72%

28. Kennesaw State University

2018 Grads Salary: $56,000
Faculty Has Studio Experience: 60%

29. New England Institute of Technology

Total Courses: 54
Fun Fact: Earn a four-year degree in three years via their accelerated program.

30. Full Sail University

Faculty Has Studio Experience: 75%
Alumni: Shiyang Ao (Respawn Entertainment)

31. Quinnipiac University

2018 Grads Salary: $53,000
Fun Fact: By end of senior year, each student has helped make 10-18 games.

32. Maryland Institute College of Art

Alumni: Brian Martel (Gearbox Software co-founder)
2018 Grads Salary: $65,000

33. Vancouver Film School

2018 Grads Hired: 39%
Faculty Has Studio Experience: 100%

34. DePaul University

Faculty Has Studio Experience: 42%
Fun Fact: The coming DePaul Game Studio will bring students from multiple disciplines together to work together in a large studio experience.

35. Bloomfield College

2018 Grads Salary: $60,000
Faculty Has Studio Experience: 100%

36. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Female Grads: 42%
Alumni: Ben Esposito (Donut County)

37. The University of Texas at Dallas

Total Courses: 113
Female Grads: 42%

38. Northeastern University

Total Courses: 63
Faculty Has Studio Experience: 75%

39. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Alumni: Chris Weaver (Bethesda Softworks Founder)
Games Companies Visiting School: 200 

40. Savannah College of Art and Design

Total Courses: 74
Faculty: Jack Mamais (Far Cry, Crysis)

41. Toronto Film School
42. Indiana University
43. Cleveland Institute of Art
44. New Jersey Institute of Technology
45. Eastern Kentucky University
46. Marist College
47. Ringling College of Art and Design
48. Oklahoma Christian University
49. University of Michigan-Dearborn
50. Cornell University