The top undergraduate schools for video game design according to "The Princeton Review," include University of Southern California, University of Utah, DigiPen Institute of Technology, The Art Institute of Vancouver and Michigan State University.
The top five graduate schools for video game design according to "The Princeton Review," include the University of Southern California, University of Central Florida, Southern Methodist University, Rochester Institute of Technology of New York and Drexel University.
Since game design can be very complex, the technological and creative skills required to design such programs is exceptional. The classes leading to a degree in game design will not be about playing video games.