<p>I’m researching the same thing for my son. Some schools are heavily into the art of design, these also have programming. </p>
<p>Some colleges with game design programs:
Rensselaer
Georgia Tech
WPI
UT Dallas
Baylor
UC Irvine
Drexel
RIT
DigiPen
DePaul
UC Santa Cruz
George Mason
Daniel Webster
DeVry
Full Sail
Carnegie Mellon - Graduate level</p>
<p>Some colleges with game design courses:
Rice
Northwestern
U Michigan
Texas A&M</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>