That completely depends on what you are looking for in a university, what your academic goals are and what your plans are after you graduate.

Then I would recommend looking into CS programs that have a game option or minor. Almost all universities have their course calendar online. You should check out what courses are being offered that might be related to gaming.

The big thing for getting hired as a game developer is going to be experience. It will likely matter more than what university you went to (so long as you have a degree). You should be looking to see if any university might have a co-op program that would let you do something related to game dev. Another thing to check for is if the university has a 4th year project course involving game dev.

I have not looked into any of this my self, but I do know Western has a minor in game development for CS students and a 4th year project courses in game development.

Disclaimer: I work for Western as a TA/grad student and could be biased.

I actually can't find CS in Western's program list. But thank you a lot for your advises and information!

Western Undergrad CS Programs: http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2015/pg653.html

Western Undergrad CS Courses: http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2015/pg900.html

Department Website: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/


Tony is right, in that many students go into CS wishing to go into game development and change their mind by the time they graduate. Regardless of what university you go to you should make sure you still have options if you no longer wish to go into game development (e.g. make sure your able to easily switch from a game dev degree into a noraml CS degree). My recommendation would be find a few universities you are interested in and try talking to someone from their CS department about how their program works and what would be required in their games development option/minor/program.