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Accredited Online Game Development Programs

Westwood College will train students through its game development programs to become game developers, game designers, video game designers, software developers, etc. and set them up well for future employment. At present, there are 3,390 people employed as gaming managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,030.

• composing music
• controlling characters through artificial intelligence
• creating the software that results in the video game

• Game Informer »
• Game Pro »
• Gamasutra »
• GamePro »
• PC Gamer »
• Wizard Entertainment »
• Edge »
• WorthPlaying »
• Next Generation »
• Electric Playground The »

• Georgia Game Developers Association »
• Icelandic Gaming Industry »
• The Indepenent Game Developers Association (TIGA) »
• Washington Interactive Network »
• Games For Change (G4C) »
• Casual Games Association »
• Copenhagen Game Collective »
• Independent Games Developers Association »
• Video Game Industry Association »
• CMU Game Creation Society »

Ranked by Excellence

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Total Programs	11
Subject Areas	37





Bachelor Degree - Game Software Development

The superhero leaps from building to building—and you’re the person who gave him the gift. With a bachelor’s degree in game software development, you’ll gain the ability to apply core knowledge of software engineering to employment settings through a curriculum that emphasizes game and interactive software development. If you have been researching online game colleges, consider the Westwood College online campus. Our coursework will teach you how to apply critical thinking, logic, communications and problem-solving skills in managing the challenges that occur in a game development environment. This program helps prepare a student for an entry level position in the game software development industry including the following roles: application developer, game software programmer, product software developer, game quality assurance or software developer.

Prereq Degree	Highs school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Credit Transfer Restrictions	Westwood College has established articulation agreements with select high schools and colleges enabling students to achieve advanced standing at Westwood.* Under these agreements, students are able to apply previous college level credits earned in the past towards their degree fulfillment at Westwood.
Courses	Introduction to Programming Concepts » Fundamentals of Programming » Intermediate Programming » Advanced Programming » Data Structures » Database Applications » Software Development Lifecycle » 2D Graphics Programming » 3D Graphics Programming » 3D Game Engine Architecture » Game Engine Scripting and Tools » Game Software Project » Algorithm Analysis and Design » Game Network Programming » Computer Organization and Assembly Language » Systems Programming » Interpreter Design » Game Software Testing and Debugging » Game Porting Basics » Artificial Intelligence for Games » Game Development » Game Project Management » Game Software Senior Project » College Algebra I » Trigonometry » College Algebra II » Calculus » Linear Algebra » Selected Topics in Physics » Introduction to Game Development » Game Analysis and Playability » Communication Skills » Public Speaking » College Writing I » Ethical and Critical Thinking » Humanities » Introduction to Literature » Science Fiction and Fantasy » American Government » Political Science » Introduction to Psychology » Human Relations » Research Methodologies » Introduction to Statistics » Introduction to Physical Science » Computer Applications » Success Strategies » Career Management »

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Top 20 US Game Development Schools (campus and online)

University of Pennsylvania
Total Programs	188
Number of Subjects	140
Rank in USA	5th

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Total Programs	243
Number of Subjects	168
Rank in USA	26th

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Total Programs	279
Number of Subjects	183
Rank in USA	31st

Boston University
Total Programs	6
Number of Subjects	124
Rank in USA	32nd

Texas A & M University
Total Programs	167
Number of Subjects	135
Rank in USA	36th

Carnegie Mellon University
Total Programs	167
Number of Subjects	115
Rank in USA	44th

University of California-Irvine
Total Programs	120
Number of Subjects	90
Rank in USA	49th

Northeastern University
Total Programs	10
Number of Subjects	126
Rank in USA	56th

University of Miami
Total Programs	177
Number of Subjects	151
Rank in USA	69th

North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Total Programs	175
Number of Subjects	137
Rank in USA	70th

Rhode Island School of Design
Total Programs	23
Number of Subjects	25
Rank in USA	85th

American University
Total Programs	118
Number of Subjects	105
Rank in USA	97th

Temple University
Total Programs	210
Number of Subjects	158
Rank in USA	105th

Drexel University
Total Programs	125
Number of Subjects	123
Rank in USA	108th

Ohio University-Main Campus
Total Programs	183
Number of Subjects	158
Rank in USA	128th

University of Utah
Total Programs	176
Number of Subjects	141
Rank in USA	129th

Appalachian State University
Total Programs	145
Number of Subjects	126
Rank in USA	130th

Rochester Institute of Technology
Total Programs	1
Number of Subjects	108
Rank in USA	137th

Chapman University
Total Programs	91
Number of Subjects	95
Rank in USA	139th

Texas Christian University
Total Programs	124
Number of Subjects	117
Rank in USA	142nd