My observations are (correct me if I am wrong):
- Georgia Tech seems to lack game programming focused courses. There are only 3-4 I can see and that is including Graphics. DigiPen offers pretty much every game programming related course possible since that's the point of the school.
- Nobody I asked seems to know what DigiPen is, but everyone knows Georgia Tech. Certain sites (like gamecareerguide) seem to list DigiPen as one of the schools you can go if you want to pursue a career in the game industry.
I am aiming to become a designer with a programming background (it's pretty core on designers anyway). I've taken art classes since I was little so I have plenty of experiences with that (never did anything beyond that in college). I have a bunch of design ideas / written out stuff saved from since high school.
Payment is not going to be a reason for swaying one way or the other. It's cheaper to go to Georgia Tech due to in-state tuition but my parents are fine with either one.
PS: This was also posted on Reddit.