Game Design
GAME DESIGN
GAME DESIGN
GAME DESIGN
Learn Creative Skills
for the Entertainment Industry.
Learn Creative Skills for the Entertainment Industry.
for the Entertainment Industry.
Learn Creative Skills for the Entertainment Industry.
Game Design is about more than games: The program provides a solid foundation in design, technology, user experience and critical thinking.
The Interactive Design, Concentration in Game Design is a focused professional degree structured to facilitate the development of a capable, diverse, and competitive portfolio and in-demand creative skillsets. Capturing the excitement and opportunity that game design brings with the unique element of versatility in the graphic and interactive design marketplace, this program seeks to prepare students for professions that create or implement design focusing on game-based media. As a concentration within interactive and graphic design programming, it includes foundational and advanced coursework in graphic and interactive design and targeted coursework focused on game design.
Average class size is 14.
STUDENT DISCUSSES GAME DESIGN
ALUMNI TESTIMONIAL
WHY MARYVILLE
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
After just a year into the Game Design program at Maryville University, Michael Treis was offered an internship with Graphite Lab, a game development company. “It was a good learning experience. Afterward, I felt much more prepared, confident and focused.”
PROFESSIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS
Maryville Game Design students recently had an opportunity to work on a real-world experience through internships and apprenticeships with Graphite Lab. They worked on the game Roller Coaster Tycoon Story. Students have also worked on properties managed by:
• Hasbro
• Cartoon Network
• Atari
• Rockstar Games
• Build-A-Bear
FEATURED
FACULTY
Matt Raithel, Professor of Practice of Game Design, is also the owner of St. Louis-based Graphite Lab, which creates video games for top brands like Hasbro, Cartoon Network and Atari. His name is in the credits for more than 70 games.
STUDENT DISCUSSES GAME DESIGN
ALUMNI TESTIMONIAL
WHY MARYVILLE
PROGRAM DETAILS
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission - HLC
Ranked among the best values in private colleges — Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Ranked among "America’s Top Colleges" — Forbes
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THE BIG PICTURE
The video game industry has exploded in the last decade, with an estimated $23.5 billion worth of games played each year. To acquire a video game designer degree, attending a game design school or a video game design college can start your career. Game design and development jobs require serious skills and Maryville can help you acquire the expertise and competence required for designing games. Become a highly qualified graduate to compete for the best jobs in a competitive market.
SALARY
TOP 10%
$124,310
MEDIAN
$77,860
JOB GROWTH
7%
ESTIMATED
through 2026
6,200 NEW JOBS THROUGH 2026
LARGEST EMPLOYERS
in this field:
59
%
SELF-EMPLOYED
11
%
VIDEO INDUSTRY
6
%
COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN
5
%
SOFTWARE PUBLISHER
*Data on this page provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Your love of games translates into a diverse and in-demand skill set, and Maryville’s bachelor’s degree in Interactive Design with a Game Design Concentration can give you the edge you’ll need in this competitive industry.