202 Master's degrees in Game Design

Combine creative flair and technical skill and work in multi-skilled teams within a studio environment to create innovative and arresting art for games with the Games degree at Norwich University of the Arts. 

Do you want to develop a deeper understanding of games as expressive media? Would you like to study the social and cultural effects of games? This Game Design degree from Uppsala University prepares you to become a critical and informed voice in the field of games.

The University of Warwick Games Engineering MSc, taught in the interdisciplinary WMG department, is designed to address these challenges, and train the games engineers and developers of the future.

As the only program of its kind in the United States, the Game Design program at American University Washington DC drives students to stretch their capacities as designers, developers, consumers, and game administrators and apply that to their unique field of interest. 

Games Art and Design at University of Brighton prepares you for creative and technical roles in the fast-growing global games industry.  

The Game-Based Learning programme from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris provides students with specialisation education in the various fields of game-based learning.

The Games and Playable Media programme at the University of California, Santa Cruz is a professional degree designed for aspiring creators. This full-time course focuses on advanced game design and development. Students engage in intensive project-based learning to master the technical and creative skills required for the industry.

Bring your vision to life and become a multimedia professional with the Animation, Games and Interactivity program from the RMIT University.

The goal of the Computer Science - Game Development MSc program offered at University of Southern California is to graduate students with a core in computer science, an engineering- oriented game development core, and a concentration in one of the key research directions in game development infrastructure, cognition and games, immersion, and serious games.

The Interactive Media and Game Design program of Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers a terminal degree through WPI’s renowned Interactive Media and Game Development program where our academic approach, resources, and connections will refine your artistic practice and innovate using new creative technologies with WPI’s new MFA in IMGD.

The Game Technology and Gamification program of Mahidol University has a modern and comprehensive curriculum covering the latest technologies such as virtual reality, game consoles, and mobile platforms.

In the MFA Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts CalArts, students are provided with a comprehensive foundational background and are encouraged to seek out poetic, lyrical, structural and other modes of experimentation with the materials and forms of the moving image. 

The Game Production and Management degree at the University Of Advancing Technology is designed with a focus on facilitating completion for graduate students by removing barriers and empowering their paths. Finally, master’s degrees designed to help you make a difference at the speed of tech. Top credentials are now within reach at UAT.

The Game Theory and Operations Research programme at Saint-Petersburg University is designed for students with strong mathematical backgrounds wishing to deepen and broaden their knowledge while gaining applicable skills in high demand in the marketplace.  

The Instructional Design and Technology with Game Theory and Design Specialization Program at University of Houston Clear Lake prepares graduates to be leaders in the analysis, design, development and implementation of instruction, bridging cutting edge technologies with the latest learning methods’ research. 

Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Game Design and Production from Aalto University is a multidisciplinary major that tightly integrates students from different backgrounds. Students of the programme get to create and analyze games, experiment with new technologies and design approaches, and meet brilliant people with whom to build the future.

The Master Programme in Game Design at Uppsala University provides you with the knowledge and skills required for advanced work in the game industry as well preparing you for continuing an academic career in the area of game design. As a game designer you learn the methods and skills that you need to master to achieve desired outcomes.

Sweden is a leading nation in games, and Skövde is the leading Swedish city in which to study game development. As a master's student in Game Development from University of Skövde, you will be a part of this ecosystem and benefit from a competitive advantage in a career within the international game industry.

Students of the Master program in Digital Games at TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences) need to choose two out of three disciplines: Game Arts, Game Design, Game Programming. 

The Game Design MFA at New York University is a full-time, two-year programme focused on the advanced study of game development and theory. Based in the Tisch School of the Arts, this master degree combines creative studio work with critical scholarship to prepare students for professional roles in the global games industry.