UCSC ranks second in Top 25 Public Game Design Colleges in US

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(Source: Animation Career Review)

April 30, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA

#2 University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California (top 4% of schools considered)

The University of California – Santa Cruz (UCSC) opened in 1965. The school serves 18,765 students enrolled in more than 100 degree programs across 10 colleges. The Jack Baskin School of Engineering (BSOE) started the first undergraduate game major in the University of California System. Offered through BSOE’s Department of Computer Science (CS) and Computational Media (CMPM), options include a BS in Computer Science: Computer Game Design, an MS in Games & Playable Media, and MS and PhD degrees in Computational Media or Computer Science with a Games Focus.

The UCSC Art Department houses the Arts Division, which offers an interdisciplinary BA in Art & Design: Games & Playable Media (AGPM) and an MFA in Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) with a Playable Media Research Option. UCSC is also home to The Center for Games and Playable Media (CGPM). Established in 2010, CGPM houses the schools five games-related research labs including the Expressive Intelligence Studio — one of the largest technical game research groups in the world. CGPM partners include eBay, Google, Sony, EA, Microsoft Studios, the MacArthur Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and many others.

More information here: https://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/top-25-public-game-design-schools-and-colleges-us-2019-rankings

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