Top Game Design & Development Programs in North Carolina

Examples of Top Game Design &amp;amp; Development Programs in North Carolina
School	City
North Carolina State University	Raleigh
University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Wilmington
East Carolina University	Greenville

America’s game design & development industry has experienced such explosive growth over the years, that the U.S. is now the number one video game market in the world. Not only this, but it is now one of the top industries for designers and developers as a whole. In fact, the industry in the U.S. employs hundreds of thousands of professionals, with more than 200,000 salaried game designers alone. Even better is, experts expect the game industry to generate more than $68 billion in 2012 and employment is expected to increase by three to six percent between now and 2020 ( O*Net OnLine). Other reports predict a greater increase in employment by year 2018.

If you’re an aspiring game designer or developer, you’re in luck all around because you have your choice of some of the top game design & development programs in the world, and after graduating, job prospects are good to excellent. In the state of North Carolina, several top schools offer game design & development programs. In addition to offering excellent game design & development programs, these schools are convenient, they have outstanding job placement services, a variety of student clubs and organizations, easy access to a wide range of cultural opportunities, excellent production facilities, and manageable class sizes.

Game designers and developers may enter the field with a degree in Interactive Entertainment, Interactive Design, Computer Science with a Game Design Concentration, and other similar degrees. Top schools in areas such as Greenville and Wilmington offer these and other programs, as well as one top school in Raleigh—the state’s second largest city. To learn more, browse through our list below to review some of the top game design & development school programs in North Carolina and what they have to offer.
Please note that for each area, the top schools listed below are in order by student population from largest to smallest.

Top Game Design & Development School Programs North Carolina Major Cities

Raleigh
North Carolina State University
Student Population: 34,000+
Backdrop: Urban, 2,110-acre campus
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Graphic Design; Bachelor of Art and Design, New Media and Animation; B. S. Computer Science – Game Development; Master of Graphic Design; Master of Art and Design with Animation/New Media Concentration

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Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Student Population: 11,770
Backdrop: City, 656-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. S. Computer Science with Concentration in Digital Arts

Top Game Design & Development School Programs North Carolina Other Cities and Towns

Greenville
East Carolina University
Student Population: 21,589
Backdrop: Small town, 1,379-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Art with Concentration in Graphic Design, Animation/Interactive Design, Illustration; M. F. A. Art with Concentration in Graphic Design, Illustration

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