Diversity in Video Game College Programs: Not as Awful as the Rest of Tech

The gaming industry is still wrestling with its very public gender diversity problems. But here’s something: The college programs training the next generation of video game developers may be ahead of other tech fields. About a third of all students in American game design programs are women, according to a recent survey conducted by an alliance of higher-ed gaming programs, known as the Higher Education Video Game Alliance. The group did not survey non-gaming programs, but cited US Department of Education statistics showing that about 18 percent of undergraduates in computer science and STEM programs are female.