The Best Online Associate's Degrees in Game Design

Online Associate's degrees in Game Design are available at colleges across the U.S. This includes online community college programs.

These are the best options for online students who want to get an associate's degree in Game Design.

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This is the degree of choice for students who want to continue their education in Game Design for a bachelor's degree.

For information about online bachelor's degrees in Game Design, see our Game Design articles below.

There can be benefits to getting an online associate's degree in game design:

lower cost as compared to a traditional four year degree
finish the associate's degree faster (in about half the time compared to a bachelor's degree)
see if game design is the subject that you'd like to pursue further in school or as a career choice
An associate's degree may be all that's needed for working in the game design industry
students may learn all the skills that they need to know to become a game designer

The Best Online Associate's Degrees in Game Design

The Best Online Associate's Degrees in Game Design
Rank	School	Location
1	Full Sail University	Winter Park, Florida
2	Yavapai College	Prescott, Arizona
3	Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City, Iowa
4	Paradise Valley Community College	Phoenix, Arizona
5	Guilford Technical Community College	Jamestown, North Carolina
6	Academy of Art University	San Francisco, California

Ranking Methodology

This Best Online Associate's Degrees in Game Design ranking was created using Successful Student's ranking algorithm. This algorithm uses the following data points to calculate a school's ranking placement:

Acceptance rate
Graduation rate
Cost of undergraduate tuition
Percentage of first time undergraduates awarded aid
Percentage of students who are fully online
Academic influence

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Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University offers an online Associate of Applied Science in Game Design.

Length: 48 weeks

Selection of courses:

Project and Portfolio I: Game Design
Professional Development Seminar I: Game Design
Level Design I
Game Mechanics I

Credits: 61 credit hours

Full Sail University's degree overview:

The Game Design curriculum is comprised of high-level game design and production courses that will take you deep into the game development pipeline. You will develop and expand your project and design skills through hands-on exercises in leadership, team management, game design, and marketing, while learning skills required to advance a career in the game production industry. In addition to strengthening these skills, the Game Design curriculum has foundational courses focusing on professional writing and mythology. This well-rounded education will help you hone leadership, design, and project-management skills in preparation for advancing through the game industry.
Full Sail University

Yavapai College

Prescott, Arizona

Yavapai College offers the online Associate of Applied Science in Video Game Development degree.

Western Iowa Tech Community College

Sioux City, Iowa

Western Iowa Tech Community College offers the online Associate of Applied Science in Video Game Design degree.

Paradise Valley Community College

Phoenix, Arizona

Paradise Valley Community College offers the online Associate of Applied Science in Video Game Production degree.

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

Guilford Technical Community College offers the online AAS in Simulation and Game Development degree.

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

Academy of Art University offers the online Associate of Arts in Game Development degree.

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