Computer Games Programming Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Computer Games Development (with a foundation year) BSc Staffordshire University 85% 7% 14% £9250 £14000 80 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Derby 86% 0% 13% £9250 £14900 119 Derby On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University 92% 7% 25% £9250 £16750 147 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development (with a placement year) BSc Staffordshire University 85% 7% 0% £9250 £16750 143 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming (with placement) BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 79% 10% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 110 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University 85% 7% 14% £9250 £14000 61 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Games Development (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 46% 15% 8% £9250 £17500 138 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 35% £9250 £15000 93 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming BSc University of Derby 86% 0% 30% £9250 £14900 134 Derby On campus Full-time
Games Development BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 83% 5% 10% £9250 £16905 112 Bath On campus Full-time
Games Development (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 83% 5% 10% £9250 £16905 129 Bath On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development (Sandwich course) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 88% 5% 5% £9000 £12600 117 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 79% 10% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 111 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Games Development (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 46% 15% 8% £9250 £17500 138 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 24% 5% 35% £9250 £11000 97 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Games Development BSc (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 70% 15% 15% £9250 £18000 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
Games Development (Design) BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 44% 10% 5% £9250 £17600 131 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Games Development (with Professional Practice Year) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 46% 15% 8% £9250 £17500 138 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Games Development BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 46% 15% 8% £9250 £17500 138 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming (with a placement year) BSc Staffordshire University 87% 0% 10% £9250 £16750 123 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Games Development (Art) BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 44% 10% 5% £9250 £17600 153 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc Staffordshire University 85% 0% 20% £9250 £16750 122 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Games Development BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 74% 10% 8% £9250 £9250 £14500 £15200 154 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 20% £9250 £15000 88 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 70% 10% 13% £9250 £9250 £15750 £16250 102 Leicester On campus Full-time
Computing (Games Development) BSc (Hons) University of Wales 63% 15% 10% £9000 £13500 109 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Games Development (Production) BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 44% 10% 5% £9250 £17600 135 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 27% 5% 25% £9250 £16100 156 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Computer Game Applications Development BSc (Hons) University of Abertay Dundee 86% 15% 4% £9250 £15000 185 Dundee On campus Full-time
Video Game Development BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 62% 15% 12% £11100 £17710 131 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 79% 0% 25% £9250 £15000 £15450 128 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Games Programming with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Teesside University 90% 15% 15% £9250 £15000 119 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Games Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Teesside University 85% 12% 10% £9250 £15000 126 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Games Development (including Year 0) BSc (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 70% 15% 15% £9250 £18000 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 86% 10% 5% £9250 £17250 122 Paisley On campus Full-time
Games Programming BSc (Hons) Teesside University 90% 15% 15% £9250 £15000 119 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Games Development BSc (Hons) Teesside University 85% 12% 10% £9250 £15000 126 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 88% 5% 10% £9000 £12600 90 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Computer Science with Games Programming BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 44% 15% 15% £9250 £17600 134 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Games Development (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of Chester 64% 0% 40% £9250 - 116 Chester On campus Full-time
Computer Game Development BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 0% 5% £9000 - 122 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development (Foundation Entry) BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 67% 10% 14% £9250 - 120 Preston On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 67% 10% 14% £9250 - 120 Preston On campus Full-time
Computing (Games Development) HND University of Wales - - 30% £9000 £13500 139 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Computer Science for Mobile Game Development [with Foundation Year] BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 59% 15% 4% £9250 - 121 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 59% 15% 4% £9250 - 121 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming (with Sandwich Year) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 79% 15% 10% £9250 - 135 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 61% 10% 35% £9250 - 105 Luton On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development (Foundation Entry) MComp (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 68% 10% 5% £9250 - 135 Preston On campus Full-time
Games Programming (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 95% 15% 80% £6750 - 122 Northampton On campus Full-time
Games Programming BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 95% 15% 80% £9250 - 141 Northampton On campus Full-time
Games Development BSc (Hons) University of Chester 64% 0% 40% £9250 - 121 Chester On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 79% 15% 20% £9250 - 78 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) Kingston University 73% 10% 15% £9250 - 136 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 84% 5% 14% - - 149 Manchester On campus Full-time
Software Engineering (Game Development) FdSc Blackpool and the Fylde College 86% 40% 30% £9000 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Game Development: Design with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Game Development: Programming with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Game Development: Art BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Game Development: Art with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Game Development: Design BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Game Development: Writing BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 61% 10% 65% - - 100 Luton On campus Full-time
Game Development: Writing with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Game Development: Programming BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 5% 14% - - 138 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 84% 5% 35% - - 125 Manchester On campus Full-time
Foundation Degree in Games Development FdA The Sheffield College 67% - 40% £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Computer Science for Mobile Game Development BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - 25% £9250 - 63 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Game Development FD Leeds City College - - 20% £8745 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - - - £9000 £12600 - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Games Development (Programming) MSc Kingston University - - - £9860 £16200 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Video Game Development with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £16085 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Games Programming (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17600 - London On campus Full-time
Games Programming BSc London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4400 - London On campus Part-time
Computer Science for Games Programming MSc University of Hull - - - £11550 £12000 - Hull On campus Full-time
Games Development (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Games Development (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Computing (Games Development) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Games Development (Design) MA Kingston University - - - £5423 £8910 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Games Development HND Gloucestershire College - - 10% £14800 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Computer Game Development (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Computer Game Development (with Industrial Placement) BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development MComp (Hons) University of Central Lancashire - - - £9250 - - Preston On campus Full-time
Games Development HNC Gloucestershire College - - - £7400 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Computer Game Development MSc (PG) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £2975 - - Wrexham On campus Part-time
Video Game Development MA Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Games Development MProf University of Abertay Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Computer Games Development (Computing) MSc Anglia Ruskin University - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Part-time
Computer Games Development (Art) MA Anglia Ruskin University - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
69 /100
11374 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Computer Games Programming

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23390 £20411 £24692
25-75 percentile range £19866 - £26906 £14825 - £25703 £18756 - £32023
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Computer Games Programming courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23804 £21028 £25545
25-75 percentile range £20555 - £26723 £15893 - £25470 £19730 - £32592
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Computer Games Programming

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Computer Games Programming who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Computer Games Programming

  • Game Developers
  • Game Publishers
  • Educational Institutions
  • Broadcasters
  • Marketing and Advertising Agencies
  • Mobile Phone Companies

Jobs of graduates of Computer Games Programming (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Computer Games Programming at Anglia Ruskin University

30% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Finance Professionals
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Sports and fitness occupations
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Caring personal services
10% Elementary occupations
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Computer Games Programming in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Computer Games Programming

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Computer Games Programming, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

The median salary of graduates of Computer Games Programming was £23390 15 months after graduation, £20411 3 years after graduation and £24692 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Computer Games Programming studies:
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Master of Computing (Honours) - MComp (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Master of Professional Studies - MProf