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For the second consecutive year, the University of Central Florida\u2019s video game graduate school ranks No. 2 in North America, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine.<\/p>\n

This is the fifth time that The Princeton Review has ranked graduate-level video game development schools, placing UCF\u2019s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy \u2013 or FIEA \u2013 behind only the University of Utah for 2015. The school has been ranked in the top five every year since the rankings began.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our 10-year anniversary approaching, it\u2019s great to see the Princeton Review continue to recognize the outstanding work of our faculty, staff and students,\u201d said executive director Ben Noel. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be part of Central Florida\u2019s growing digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since opening its doors in 2005, FIEA has graduated 412 alumni working at more than 125 companies around the world, including Google, Electronic Arts, Blizzard, Bungie, Zynga, Ubisoft, Disney, Microsoft, Bethesda, n-Space and Industrial Light & Magic.<\/p>\n

\u201cFIEA\u2019s exceptional faculty members, first-class facilities and close connections with the gaming industry\u2019s top companies have propelled the school to one of the very best of its kind in the country in less than 10 years,\u201d said UCF Provost and Vice President A. Dale Whittaker. \u201cThis is a testament to UCF\u2019s success with location-based education and valuable partnerships \u2013 our students thrive in the classroom and in the job market when they learn in an environment so closely immersed in their industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The average starting salary for recent FIEA graduates is $60,359 and they are working on some of today\u2019s most popular projects. Those games include NBA Live 15, Diablo III, Sunset Overdrive, Skyrim, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Star Wars 1313, Borderlands 2, Battlefield 4, The Walking Dead, Gears of War 3, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Bioshock Infinite, Transformers 3 and Dead Space 3.<\/p>\n

The school is located at UCF\u2019s Center For Emerging Media building, located in downtown Orlando near UCF\u2019s future downtown campus. FIEA is designed to graduate talented and well-qualified professionals to work in video games, new media, film<\/a> and simulation industries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Princeton Review<\/a> chose the schools based on a survey it conducted in 2014-15 of 150 institutions offering game design coursework and\/or degrees in the United States, Canada, and some countries abroad.<\/p>\n

In addition to being published today on The Princeton Review website, the listing will also be featured in the May issue of PC Gamer magazine, on newsstands March 3.<\/p>\n

Visit here <\/a>to see the full rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the second consecutive year, the University of Central Florida\u2019s video game graduate school ranks No. 2 in North America, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine. 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