Albuquerque, NM (population: 535,923) has fifteen video game design schools within a 500-mile radius of its city center. Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo, the highest ranked school in this group with a video game design program, has a total student population of 375. It is the 742nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Utah (#1 is University of Utah).
Video Game Design students from Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque area alone, there are 1,470 employed computer software engineers, systems software earning an average salary of $99,060. Computer software engineers, applications in this area earn $81,610/yr and there are 960 employed.
Albuquerque lies in Bernalillo county, which is one of the 23 counties in New Mexico. Overall, the Albuquerque area has 381,870 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $19.31/hr average worker wage, and a $40,170 average annual salary. Thus, about 2.506 out of every 1000 jobs in Albuquerque are held by computer software engineers, applications, and 3.848/1000 are held by computer software engineers, systems software.
Of the 15 video game design schools with a 500-mile radius of Albuquerque, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Collins College comes out as the most expensive ($43,351/yr) for video game design students, with Glendale Community College as the lowest, reported at only $7,676/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Albuquerque |
| Albuequerque | NM | - | 1 | 4.18669 | 13 | 3.0 miles |
| Rio Rancho | NM | 85,837 | 1 | 10.6625 | 12 | 10.6 miles |
| Santa Fe | NM | 74,019 | 6 | 20.0822 | 127 | 54.1 miles |
| Grants | NM | - | 1 | 9.85236 | 40 | 69.7 miles |