Ohio contains 32 schools that offer game design programs. Cedarville University, the highest-ranking game design school in OH, has a total student population of 3,102 and is the 206th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 32 game design schools in Ohio, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology comes out as the most expensive ($32,091/yr), with Marion Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $4,832/yr.
Game Design students from Ohio schools who go on to become video game engineers, game designers, video game designers, game developers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,500 people working as computer software engineers, applications alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $90,170. Also, Computer software engineers, systems software make on average $96,620 per year and there are about 385,200 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Ohio alone, there are 9,700 employed computer software engineers, systems software earning an average yearly salary of $83,140. Computer software engineers, applications in this state earn $81,480/yr and there are 20,690 employed.
Also, within the game design schools in Ohio, the average student population is 1,976 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from game design, there are 8695 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,681 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,978, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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