Cheyenne, WY (population: 58,067) has seven game development schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, the highest ranked school in this group with a game development program, has a total student population of 586. It is the 368th highest ranked school in the USA and the 5th highest in the state of Colorado (#1 is Colorado College).
Game Development students from Cheyenne schools who go on to become game developers, game designers, video game designers, software developers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 3,390 people working as gaming managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,030.
Of the 7 game development schools with a 100-mile radius of Cheyenne, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Colorado comes out as the most expensive ($38,252/yr) for game development students, with Community College of Denver as the lowest, reported at only $9,358/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Cheyenne |
| Fort Collins | CO | 141,921 | 5 | 27.6422 | 154 | 43.4 miles |
| Greeley | CO | 94,780 | 4 | 31.0251 | 125 | 50.6 miles |
| Loveland | CO | 68,614 | 0 | - | 0 | 52.6 miles |
| Longmont | CO | 88,962 | 0 | - | 0 | 69.8 miles |
| Boulder | CO | 95,721 | 5 | 25.2105 | 131 | 81.2 miles |
| Thornton | CO | 120,487 | 4 | 21.9949 | 44 | 87.6 miles |
| Commerce City | CO | 46,807 | 0 | - | 0 | 88.6 miles |
| Westminster | CO | 109,334 | 7 | 21.6728 | 184 | 88.9 miles |
| Denver | CO | 609,651 | 24 | 21.7296 | 554 | 95.5 miles |
| Aurora | CO | 334,924 | 11 | 27.59 | 204 | 99.7 miles |