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Academic Background of Activision Blizzard Game Designers

Last updated April 06, 2023.

Where did people who work as game designers at Activision Blizzard go to college?

Most Common Colleges of Activision Blizzard Game Designers
CollegeLocation% of College Degrees
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California4%
Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida & Online3%
University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California2%
Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island2%
University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California2%
Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California & Online1%
New York UniversityNew York, New York1%
California State University, NorthridgeLos Angeles, California1%
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York1%
University of California, IrvineIrvine, California1%
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts1%
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California1%
Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, California1%
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California1%
Université LavalQuebec City, Quebec, Canada1%
Bart CollegeQuebec City, Quebec, Canada1%
Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts1%
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas1%
University of Colorado, BoulderBoulder, Colorado1%
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan1%
University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin1%
Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1%
Chapman UniversityOrange, California1%
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Washington1%
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California1%
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois1%
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1%
Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia1%
University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California1%
University of Central Florida/Florida Interactive Entertainment AcademyOrlando, Florida1%

We analyzed the academic backgrounds of over 800 current and former Activision Blizzard employees who worked as game designers, or in game design related jobs, at Activision Blizzard. The percentages of the schools and colleges listed above represent the amount of current and former Activision Blizzard game designers that have a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from that institution. We listed only those schools and colleges above 1% in our analysis. In total, the 30 schools listed above represent 30% of the degrees we considered. The remaining schools and colleges represent 70% of the degrees.  

University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Northridge, University of California, Irvine, Chapman University, Loyola Marymount University, and University of California, Santa Barbara are each in the same major metropolitan area as Activision Blizzard. 

Notes:

  • For the purposes of our analysis, we only listed above the colleges offering game design and computer science related bachelor's and/or master’s degrees.   
  • Many current and former Activision Blizzard employees have academic backgrounds that include unfinished degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificate programs, and other continuing training programs. While these are all relevant and important educational experiences, we excluded them from our analysis in an effort to focus on degree granting programs.
  • While many professional game designers have a formal college degree majoring in game design, there are some professional game designers who studied a major other than game design in college. These people are included in our analysis.
  • This data is not meant to indicate nor suggest that Activision Blizzard actively recruits from any of these schools or colleges. It only conveys from which schools and colleges current and former Activision Blizzard game designers earned their degrees. 
  • This analysis is as of April, 2023.
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