Game Design Careers & Student Organizations

Where Game Design Graduates Work

Game Design graduates and students have built careers, internships and graduate study with organizations including:

• Epic Games
• SNY
• Triangle Esports Academy
• Guildhall at Southern Methodist University
• Clemson University
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Game Design Salary and Job Outlook

U.S. News & World Report ranks High Point University #1 among Regional Universities in the South for Earnings by Major in Best Colleges 2027, a factor that measures what graduates earn four years after leaving campus.

Across all majors, 99% of High Point University’s Class of 2025 was employed or continuing their education within 180 days of graduation, 13 points above the national average, measured by National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards. The Princeton Review ranks HPU #14 for Best Career Services in its 2027 guide.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a $135,980 median annual wage for software developers in May 2025 and projects 10% growth from 2025 to 2035. Producers and directors earned a median of $90,360.

Salary and employment opportunities vary by occupation, industry, location, experience and other factors.

Job Titles Game Design Graduates Hold

Career paths represented among HPU Game Design graduates include:

• Senior Producer, Epic Games Special Projects
• Graduate Student, Digital Production Arts
• Graduate Student, Game Development (SMU Guildhall)
• Sports Media Intern
• Esports Academy Intern

Roles Game Design Graduates Can Pursue

A Game Design degree can also prepare students for roles such as game designer, level designer, narrative designer and writer, quality assurance tester, producer, UI and UX designer, 3D modeler and animator, technical artist, community manager, and game journalist or marketer.

Game Design Graduate Outcomes

Kira Foglesong is a senior producer at Epic Games. After HPU, Foglesong completed a graduate degree in digital production arts at Clemson University and joined Epic’s Special Projects team, whose Unreal Engine work supplied digital assets for The Mandalorian. As a student, Foglesong did undergraduate research, studied abroad and worked with Steve Wozniak.

Graduate Study and Internships

Dom Bellusci, a game and interactive media design major, earned a master’s at the Guildhall at Southern Methodist University. Mary Purcell, who minored in game design, continued to graduate study at UNC Greensboro.

Students have interned with the SNY sports network and Triangle Esports Academy, and Qubein School graduates have gone on to doctoral study in communication and to law school.