Georgia contains five schools that offer video game design programs. Portfolio Center, the highest-ranking video game design school in GA, has a total student population of 119 and is the 720th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 video game design schools in Georgia, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Atlanta comes out as the most expensive ($36,852/yr), with Westwood College-Atlanta Midtown as the lowest recorded at only $20,917/yr.
Video Game Design students from Georgia schools who go on to become video game designers, game developers, video game developers, video game engineers, 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 Georgia alone, there are 8,330 employed computer software engineers, systems software earning an average yearly salary of $92,280. Computer software engineers, applications in this state earn $90,370/yr and there are 11,030 employed.
Also, within the video game design schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from video game design, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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