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Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its

Human-Computer Interaction

The HCI & Gaming Overlords

Elite programs that funnel directly into FAANG UX roles and AAA game studios.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA 1 11% 100% / 0% 0% $135,376 99 93% —
2 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 46 11% 59% / 41% 24% $95,963 89 97% —
3 U. of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 487 42% 44% / 56% 17% $111,034 98 93% —
4 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 69 13% 29% / 71% 10% $152,626 100 96% —
5 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA — 4% — — — — — —

Silicon Valley UX Factories

Research-heavy powerhouses where you'll learn to optimize user dopamine loops.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA — 11% — — — — — —
2 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI 24 16% 42% / 58% 13% $149,173 100 98% —
3 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA — 5% — — — — — —
4 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA 255 29% 59% / 41% 10% $102,398 96 90% —
5 U. of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA 0 82% — — — 43 — —

Game Engine Gurus

Highly technical, project-based schools where you will build actual, playable games.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY 224 71% 83% / 17% 6% $98,105 93 93% —
2 U. of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT 25 82% 72% / 28% 24% $109,849 99 — —
3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Troy, NY 35 63% 66% / 34% 29% $82,720 80 92% —
4 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA 40 62% 70% / 30% 3% $86,123 84 100% —
5 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY 47 9% 55% / 45% 51% $57,497 21 88% —

Portfolio Polishers

Excellent programs blending visual arts with interactive tech to make you highly hirable.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA 48 83% 46% / 54% 38% $114,145 99 100% —
2 The New School
New York, NY
New York, NY — 63% — — — — — —
3 Drexel
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 92 82% 53% / 47% 5% $107,250 96 — —
4 DePaul
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 67 88% 60% / 40% 0% $79,737 83 85% —
5 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 200 43% 62% / 39% 14% $55,293 45 94% —