Profiles of Game Design Programs & Schools

According to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the State of Texas is home to 252 Title IV degree-granting institutions. The Lone Star State has the fourth largest collection of colleges in the country, and it is home to some of the most respected academic institutions in the world. Just a few of Texas’s most renowned universities include Rice University, Texas A&M, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech, and University of Texas at Dallas.

Did you know that 65 percent of U.S. households play video games? Did you also know that teens do not dominate the world of gaming? It’s true. The average gamer is around 32 years old, and every 2 out of 5 players are female! The gaming industry has changed so dramatically over the years that training programs have become more diverse (and competitive) than ever. Today’s programs have been successful at molding artists into multi-faceted professionals with unlimited earning potential. Not only do today’s programs teach aspiring game designers how to develop and design video games, they teach students how to start and maintain a business, pitch ideas, market the right products to the right demographics, and manage design & development teams.

The world of video-game design has exploded. The Entertainment Software Association reports an annual growth rate for the industry exceeding 10%, which contributes $4.9billion in GDP to the country, and employs over 100,000 people directly and indirectly (estimates of direct employment of programmers and designers are around 40,000 and growing).

Below is a Kansas school that offers game art, game design, and game development degree programs:

The Art Institutes, Kansas City
Programs available: Graphic Design (AA), Graphic Design (BA), Game Art & Design (BA), Media Arts & Animation (BA)