{"id":151709,"date":"2026-03-24T11:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//?p=151709"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:09:43","slug":"ucfs-video-game-design-programs-rank-among-worlds-best-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//ucfs-video-game-design-programs-rank-among-worlds-best-for-2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s Video Game Design Programs Rank Among World/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s Best for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>Tomorrow/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s leading video game developers are&nbsp;being built today at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The university/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s graduate video gaming program, <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//fiea.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"><strong>Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//a>, and <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//communication.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//games-and-interactive-media/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"><strong>games and interactive media (GaIM)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//a> undergraduate program continue to develop a pipeline of&nbsp;talent to fuel Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s economy&nbsp;at a standard of excellence few can match, affirmed by The Princeton Review and <em>PC Gamer</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//em>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s Top Video Game Design Schools 2026 rankings.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p><strong>The Princeton Review and&nbsp;<em>PC Gamer</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//em>&nbsp;has recognized FIEA as one of the top two programs of its kind in the world six of the past seven years.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p><strong>GaIM improved two spots from last year to its highest ranking, rising to No. 3 in the world. </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong>Both programs continue to hold the title of No. 1 in the South.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<figure 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/">Neri St. Charles &#8217;19 &#8217;20MS (standing) and Elon Grant &#8217;24 (seated) collaborate at FIEA&#8217;s studio at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Downtown. 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//03/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//creative-village-luminary-green-2023.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/">The Creative Village, home to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Downtown and FIEA. (Photo courtesy of City of Orlando)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<h2>Orlando: A Leading Tech Hub</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>With Electronic Arts (EA) and Iron&nbsp;Galaxy Studios located less than a mile from&nbsp;the programs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019 home base in downtown/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//creativevillageorlando.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/">Creative Village</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//a>, Orlando is the perfect setting to transition from college to career and now mentioned in the same breath alongside traditional tech-giant territories San Francisco, Seattle&nbsp;and Los Angeles.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>Many alums go directly into the game industry including Epic, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and more.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>FIEA has graduated 1,160 students since its first class in 2006 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2014 about 100 of whom worked on several of the most popular games sold in the U.S. in 2025, including EA SPORTS <em>College Football 26</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//em>, EA SPORTS <em>Madden NFL 26</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//em> and <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//em>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"attachment_151730/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"figure mx-auto 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/">FIEA&#8217;s headquarters showcases video games alumni have worked on as professionals. (Photo by Stephanie de Sousa)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>But it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s not just the gaming&nbsp;companies that eagerly hire&nbsp;FIEA and GaIM graduates. The skills&nbsp;taught in the two programs align perfectly&nbsp;with some of Orlando/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s top industries.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>Graduates land roles in the modeling, simulation and training sector. Others find their footing in medical technology, where interactive systems and game-based design are transforming how clinicians train and how patients heal. Knights can be found at many of the region/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s big-name employers, including Disney, EA, Lockheed Martin, and Universal Destinations &amp; Experiences, among others.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cOur students don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019t just make games, they develop the creative and technical fluency to work wherever those skills are needed./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2014 Associate Professor <strong>Peter Smith /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201905MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201912PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cOur students don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019t just make games, they develop the creative and technical fluency to work wherever those skills are needed,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d says Associate Professor<strong> Peter Smith /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201905MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201912PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong>, who serves as the associate director of GaIM. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cThat/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s what makes GaIM graduates competitive across industries. It is a true honor to see The Princeton Review recognizing this accomplishment of our students and faculty./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p><strong>Nitin Bakshi /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201921</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong>, who joined FIEA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s faculty as a technical art instructor after graduating with his <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//interactive-entertainment-ms/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/">master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s in interactive entertainment</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//a>, says the program takes great pride that many of our alumni continue to live and work in Florida, contributing directly to the local 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(Photo by Mark Godin)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<h2>Serious Business</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>Interest in the program has risen in the past year. FIEA recently drew its largest applicant pool with more than 200 applicants resulting in 90 new enrollees, the largest cohort to date.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>For good reason.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The average starting salary for a FIEA graduate is $83,000, and 80% of graduates are in their desired fields at over 400 companies around the world.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The global market size for gaming, hardware and software sales is more than $189 billion (NewZoo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s 2025 Global Games Market Report), overshadowing music and movie industries combined.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cAdapting to the needs of the industry has always been one of our strengths,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d Bakshi says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cWhether it is new real-time technologies, new platforms, or new ways of collaboration, we work hard to make sure the program grows along with the field. Seeing the program attract more talented students each year, while continuing to evolve with the industry, is what makes me most excited about the future and about the impact these programs will continue to have./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<h2>Climbing the Leaderboard</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p><strong>Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s GaIM improved two spots from last year to its highest ranking, rising to No. 3 in the world and continues to hold the title of the No. 1 program in the South.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s in digital media with a track in game degree design blends theory and practice with a sharp focus on industry readiness. The program stands out as one of the few programs that combine a strong emphasis on both art and technology.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>Students develop skills in programming, game design, game programming, as well as 2D and 3D art and visual effects.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//pegasus/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//dream-maker/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/">GaIM Maker Space lab</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//a>, located on the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Downtown campus, reflects that commitment in concrete terms: nearly $500,000 in mixed-reality technology including augmented and virtual reality, motion capture, physical computing, 3D printing, and web and mobile development equipment, alongside dedicated research space for applied work.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The impact on the quality of the students/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019 education and training is undeniable.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cThe tools the maker space provides are integrated deeply into virtually every class in GaIM,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d Smith says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201cStudents in early classes are printing board games and 3D printing game pieces, seniors are recording audio and motion capture sequences that are integrated directly into their capstone projects./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<h2>The Rankings/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019 Methodology</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/n<p>The Princeton Review and <em>PC Gamer</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//em>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s game design school rankings are based on more than 40 data points derived from the company/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709/u2019s survey of administrators at 150 schools offering game design courses and/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151709//or degrees. 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