Top 50 School to Study Game Design

The field of gaming, like most areas of our society, is rapidly evolving. Now a multi-billion dollar industry, gaming offers many career options and NJIT has developed programs to prepare students for lucrative and rewarding positions to meet the growing demand.

Ranked the #1 animation program in NJ and one of the top schools for game design on the east coast, NJIT has expert faculty across all disciplines of gaming. From development and programming to animation and audio to VR and AI to eSports and Overwatch, we offer students the opportunity to get involved with all aspects of gaming.

Career Opportunities:

Software Developers
Programmers
Animators and Artisits
UX Designers
Usability Testers
Script Writers
Graphic Designers
Audio Engineers
Marketers and more..

Get Involved with Current Research:

Dr. Mike Lee uses gaming to teach computer science education
Join the Social Interactions Lab with Director Dr. Yvette Wohn to study the roles of algorithms and social interactions in livestreaming
Dr. Amy Hoover's lab studies gaming from an AI and HCI perspective
Join Dr. Adamovich as he uses VR-based video game therapies to help stroke patients rehabilitation

NJIT's Overwatch Team is one of six Esports teams on campus

"Esports is one of the best places to have people from all walks of life come together and play on a level playing field." Don't take our word for it though—watch the video below and join the team today!