Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info

Game Design and Development BS

At RIT, you don’t just graduate with a degree, you graduate with the skills and hands-on experience to thrive in your chosen career.

First-Year Full-Time Salary of RIT Game Design and Development BS Graduates

$83,600

Average

$77,500

Median

RIT publishes full-time salaries, outcome rates, and typical job titles for graduates within six months of graduation. Data is collected annually, and RIT graduate outcomes above are from the class of 2023.

Student Outcomes 

81.8%

Outcomes Rate for Game Design and Development BS

Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).

71%

Knowledge Rate

Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
Outcome % of Students
Employed 76.10%
Full-time Graduate Study 5.70%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 76.10%
Full-time Graduate Study 5.70%
Alternative Plans 0%

This degree also has an accelerated bachelor’s/master’s option.

Associate Front End Engineer; Associate Game Designer; Associate UI Engineer; Developer; Engineer Programmer; Game Designer; Game Developer; Junior Software Engineer; Level Designer; Mobile Developer; Programmer; Quality Assurance Engineer; Software Developer; Software Development Engineer; Software Engineer; Tech Artist; UI/UX Designer; Web Developer

Rockstar Games; IBM; Zynga; ZKX Solutions; Wolfjaw Studios; Wizards of the Coast; Webstaurant Store; Vicarious Visions/blizzard; Vendr, LLC.; Ubisoft; TwinHats LLC; Technergetics; Tata Consultancy Services; Storm Flag Games; Solu Technology Partners; Samsung Research America, Inc.; Samsung Austin Semiconductor; Rec Room; Novus Labs; Northrop Grumman; Motion Logic Studios; MITRE; Mindex; Microsoft; MahiGaming; M&T Bank; L3Harris Technologies; IDI Billing Solutions; id Tech Camps; Hewlett Packard; Great Lakes Gaming; Forbes Media, LLC; Epic Systems Corporation; Electronic Arts; Comcast NBC Universal; Collins Aerospace; American Greetings

Georgia Institute of Technology; McMaster University

Learn more about the Game Design and Development BS, including curriculum

Co-op and experiential learning options for this program

Career Services Contact

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Carrie Gruschow
Career Services Coordinator
585‑475‑2336