For game design schools in Puerto Rico, the federal data shows 2 colleges with a bachelor's in game design, game programming or simulation, and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon scores highest. Below: every program ranked for 2027, what game jobs pay here, and how to pay less.
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2Game Design Bachelor's Programs Ranked for 2027top score: Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonOur ranking
5Game-Related Programs in Puerto Rico4 bachelor's, 1 associate, 0 graduateIPEDS
$8.2kMedian Net Pricebachelor's schools here, aided first-year studentsIPEDS
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon leads at 69.2.2 ranked programs in Puerto Rico, scored on completion, net price and size. It finishes 37% of its students and has a $9,003 net price. Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas is next at 63.6.The Ranking ›
2 animation bachelor's programs too.Atlantic University and Universidad del Sagrado Corazon teach animation, and Inter American University's Guayama campus offers an associate degree in videogames.Animation ›
Software developers earn $79,380 here.The U.S. median for the same job is $135,980. About 2,020 people work as software developers in Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, web and digital interface designers, where BLS counts game designers, earn $48,700, which is 53% under the national median of $104,000.Pay ›
Public in-state tuition averages $4,871.Out of state, the average is $5,128. Puerto Rico's public four-year colleges are a good deal: aided in-state students pay $8,689 on average across 15, under the $13,240 median state.Costs ›
Puerto Rico in brief
Key Facts About Studying Game Design in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 5 game-related programs in our data, at 5 private colleges: 2 bachelor's programs in game design, 2 in animation and 1 associate degree. Several of these colleges publish their program pages in Spanish, so check the language of instruction with each school if that matters to you.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico offers its Bachelor of Science in Design and Development of Videogames at its Barranquitas, Bayamón and Fajardo campuses, and the Guayama campus runs the associate degree. Fajardo isn't listed below because our federal data has no game program there. Atlantic University in Guaynabo also lists a bachelor's in game art and design, Arte y Diseño del Videojuego, which the federal data doesn't count as a game field, so it sits outside this ranking.
Every score on this page is the same score the national rankings use, built on completion, net price and program size, from federal data. The methodology has the details. The national rankings cover the 50 states and DC, so Puerto Rico's programs are ranked here among themselves.
Ranked in Puerto Rico
The 2 Best Game Design Schools in Puerto Rico for 2027
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon leads, ranked 1 of 2 among Puerto Rico's game design programs, with a completion rate of 37% and an average net price of $9,003. None of them is a public university. The best game design schools ranking shows how these compare with every school in the country.
Each ranked program in Puerto Rico, in rank order: what stands out, the trade-off to weigh, and the figures behind the score. Completion, net price and earnings are school-wide; graduates a year is the program's own; the score is out of 100.
Bayamon, PR · Private nonprofit · Game design program
69.2
#1 of 2 in Puerto Rico
Private
Inter American University's Bayamón campus offers the Bachelor of Science in Design and Development of Videogames, a degree that covers a game from concept to publication. The university's catalog describes training in computer programming alongside graphic design, modeling and animation of 2D and 3D objects, plus planning, distributing and marketing a finished game. Students learn to work in teams that mix those skills.
This is the larger of the two ranked game programs in Puerto Rico, with about 16 graduates a year, which gives students more classmates to build projects with. Aided first-year students pay a net price of $9,003 school-wide, far below the $24,562 cost of attendance.
The trade-off is completion. School-wide, 37% of entering students finish within eight years, so ask the department how many of its majors graduate and what support it offers. Earnings across all majors at the school reach $29,936 ten years after entry, which reflects the island's lower pay as well as the college.
Barranquitas, PR · Private nonprofit · Game design program
63.6
#2 of 2 in Puerto Rico
Private
Inter American University's Barranquitas campus, in the mountains of central Puerto Rico, teaches the Bachillerato en Ciencias en Diseño y Desarrollo de Videojuegos. The campus describes it as theoretical and practical preparation for the video game industry, built around planning, implementing, distributing and marketing a game.
It is a small program. About 2 students a year earn the degree, at a school of 1,020 students, so expect close contact with faculty and fewer classmates to form project teams with. The small size costs it points in our score, even though the school's other figures are stronger than Bayamón's: aided first-year students pay a net price of $7,407, the lowest of the two ranked programs, and 45% of entering students finish within eight years.
Before you apply, ask how many students are in the current cohort and how often upper-level game courses run. Earnings across all majors at the school reach $23,204 ten years after entry, a school-wide figure that includes every field of study.
Animation bachelor's programs in Puerto Rico, scored the same way and listed in score order. Completion and net price are school-wide IPEDS figures; grads a year is the program's 2022-2024 average.
Associate and Graduate Game Programs in Puerto Rico
Programs reported to IPEDS, with graduates per year averaged 2022 to 2024. Associate and graduate programs aren't in the bachelor's ranking, so they carry no score here.
Software developers, where game programmers are counted, earn a median of $79,380, $56,600 below the national median in Puerto Rico. Web and digital interface designers, where game designers are counted, earn $48,700, $55,300 below the national median.
Graphic designersWhere many art and UI graduates start
$34,180
$28,220–$48,630$28k–$49k$28,220 to $48,630
1,280
$62,960
Computer programmersProgramming roles outside software development
$51,310
$42,780–$71,360$43k–$71k$42,780 to $71,360
920
$100,390
Art directorsSenior art leads; rarely a first job
$57,580
$46,490–$64,290$46k–$64k$46,490 to $64,290
80
$114,850
BLS doesn't publish special effects artists and animators pay for Puerto Rico. Nationally, the median is $102,030. See animator salary › Annual wages, BLS OEWS May 2025. The middle half earns between the 25th and 75th percentile.
Pay in Puerto Rico's Largest Metro Areas
Metro area
Software developers
Web and digital interface designers
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas
$79,380
$47,190
Ponce
$29,440May 2024
Not published
Mayaguez
Not published
Not published
Median annual wages, BLS OEWS May 2025, for the state's largest metropolitan areas by total employment, all in Puerto Rico. Price level is BEA's Regional Price Parity for 2024, where the U.S. average is 100. Figures tagged May 2024 are from that earlier BLS release, because BLS didn't publish one for that metro area in the current release. A cell marked with a dash means BLS (or BEA, for price level) didn't publish a figure for that metro area, usually because too few employers reported.
About 2,020 people work as software developers in Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, web and digital interface designers, where BLS counts game designers, earn $48,700, which is 53% under the national median of $104,000.
The game design salary pages explain what each occupation covers and how game studios fit inside it.
Cost in Puerto Rico
Paying for School in Puerto Rico
At Puerto Rico's 15 public four-year colleges, in-state tuition averages $4,871 a year and the average net price for aided in-state students is $8,689.
Public colleges in PR
Figure
Public four-year colleges
15
Average in-state tuition
$4,871
Average out-of-state tuition
$5,128
Average net price, aided in-state students
$8,689
Means across Puerto Rico's public four-year degree-granting colleges that offer undergraduate study: tuition from IPEDS for 2023-24 (14 colleges reporting), net price for 2022-23 (13 reporting). Net price is what first-year students with grant aid paid after grants.
Puerto Rico's public four-year colleges are a good deal: aided in-state students pay $8,689 on average across 15, under the $13,240 median state.
Tuition Exchanges
No regional undergraduate tuition exchange covers Puerto Rico, so public schools in other states charge their full nonresident rate.
Choosing
How to Choose a Game Design Program in Puerto Rico
None of the 2 ranked game design programs in Puerto Rico is at a public college, so compare net price and completion rather than residency. The animation and associate programs on this page are options too.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What Are the Best Game Design Schools in Puerto Rico?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon is the top-ranked game design school in Puerto Rico, 1 of 2 among Puerto Rico's game design programs, followed by Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas at 2. It finishes 37% of its students and has an average net price of $9,003 for aided first-year students, both school-wide IPEDS figures, and the program graduates about 16 students a year. The cheapest ranked option is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas at $7,407. See all 2 ranked Puerto Rico programs in the ranking above.
How Much More Do Out-of-State Students Pay in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-state students pay about $257 more a year in tuition at Puerto Rico's public four-year colleges, where in-state tuition averages $4,871 against $5,128 for nonresidents (IPEDS 2023-24). After grants, aided in-state students pay an average net price of $8,689. Puerto Rico isn't in a regional tuition exchange for bachelor's students, so public colleges elsewhere charge you their out-of-state rate. See paying for school in Puerto Rico.
Is a Public or Private Game Design School Better in Puerto Rico?
Both ranked game design programs in Puerto Rico are at private colleges, so the choice here is between schools rather than sectors. Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon leads at 1 of 2 here, with 37% completion and a $9,003 net price. Private colleges charge every student the same tuition, so in-state residency doesn't lower the price, but grant aid often does. Compare completion as well as price. See the ranking above.
What Do Game Jobs Pay in Puerto Rico?
Software developers, the BLS occupation that counts game programmers, earn a median of $79,380 in Puerto Rico, against $135,980 nationally (BLS May 2025). In Puerto Rico, web and digital interface designers, where BLS counts game designers, earn $48,700, which is 53% under the national median of $104,000. About 2,020 people work as software developers in Puerto Rico. See what game jobs pay in Puerto Rico.
What Is the Cheapest Way to Study Game Design From Puerto Rico?
The lowest-priced ranked option in Puerto Rico is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas, at an average net price of $7,407 a year for aided first-year students. The catch is completion: 45% of its students finish, under the 59% median, and a program you don't finish costs more than its sticker. Public in-state tuition in Puerto Rico averages $4,871, if a related program at home fits. See paying for school in Puerto Rico.
2NCES, IPEDS Outcome Measures 2023 The completion factor: the share of all entering students, full-time, part-time and transfer, who earned an award within eight years. School-wide.
