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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 5-Year Earn
1 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA 1 11% 0% / 100% 0% — —
2 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 29 9% 52% / 48% 14% $70,750 —
3 University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 95 44% 42% / 58% 21% $144,669 —
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 76 15% 33% / 67% 5% $178,889 —
5 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Stanford, 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 5-Year Earn
1 University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA — 11% — — — —
2 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI — 15% — — — —
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA — 5% — — — —
4 University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA 49 21% 80% / 20% 18% — —
5 University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA 147 47% 61% / 39% 4% — —

Game Engine Gurus

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

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl 5-Year Earn
1 Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY 6 55% 33% / 67% 0% $92,408 —
2 University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT 156 82% 82% / 18% 35% — —
3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Troy, NY 39 52% 79% / 21% 15% — —
4 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA 26 45% 62% / 38% 4% — —
5 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY 58 8% 53% / 47% 41% $91,031 —

Portfolio Polishers

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

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl 5-Year Earn
1 Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA 30 55% 33% / 67% 37% — —
2 The New School
New York, NY
New York, NY — 55% — — — —
3 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 85 72% 64% / 36% 8% — —
4 DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 65 67% 72% / 28% 0% $103,332 —
5 Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 149 50% 63% / 37% 17% $58,710 —