Video Game Design Schools

As a professor or instructor of video game design classes at one of the 321 accredited video game design schools in the country, you play a notable role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in video game design, which encompasses video game design training at the following levels:

Video Game Design Certificate
Associates degree in Video Game Design
Bachelors degree in Video Game Design
Masters degree in Video Game Design

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Video game design professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
217,140	230,520	240,790	229,670	1,051,700

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 1,051,700 video game design professionals were working in the US. The number of video game design professionals has grown by 384% between 2006 and 2010.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers.

National Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals

10th percentile	$38,805
25th percentile	$50,062
50th percentile	$65,295
75th percentile	$84,275
90th percentile	$106,008

Nationally, the median yearly salary earned by video game design professionals was $65,295 in 2010. The median yearly salary for video game design professionals in the US was 2% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Video Game Design

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$45,625	$47,915	$49,365	$50,715	$65,295

Light Blue: Salaries

Video game design professionals' salaries have seen a 43% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Video Game Design Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
397	415	477	622	735
1,311	1,796	2,599	2,824	3,126
0	0	0	0	0
191	203	215	185	281
136	180	249	417	462

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Video Game Design
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Video Game Design
Red: Doctorates Degree in Video Game Design
Light blue: Master's Degree in Video Game Design
Grey: Certificate in Video Game Design

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for video game design professionals. And the story on the educational front is similar. In the US, 2,035 students graduated from video game design degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 4,604 students graduated from video game design schools.

This represents a 126% change in the number of graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from video game design courses is greater than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Video Game Design Programs offered Nationwide

associate	100
bachelor	133
master	11
doctor	0
Certificate	84
Total	328

The number of schools offering video game design programs has decreased.

Video Game Design Faculty Salaries

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