Last year, 166,714 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Game Design Colleges. University of Southern California had the most completers of 16,917, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Irvine had the most completers of 8,092. University of Southern California had the most completers of Master's and Doctor's degrees, 9,300 and 1,931 respectively.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 16,917 | 5,383 | 9,236 | 1,931 | 981 | - | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 5,567 | 1,647 | 3,522 | 380 | 172 | - | - |
| 3 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | 8,357 | 5,230 | 2,206 | 855 | 356 | - | 245 |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 12,059 | 4,779 | 7,006 | 572 | 49 | - | - |
| 5 | Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | 3,584 | 2,638 | 1,226 | 65 | 84 | - | 12 |
| 6 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | 5,151 | 4,544 | 392 | 233 | - | - | - |
| 7 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8,322 | 3,875 | 3,705 | 851 | - | - | - |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,666 | 1,158 | 1,918 | 692 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 1,794 | 2,634 | 1,000 | 4 | - | - |
| 10 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 10,765 | 8,092 | 1,991 | 873 | 109 | - | - |
| - | Average | 166,714 | 3,954 | 3,440 | 742 | 241 | - | 114 |