What Will the Game Design Market Be?

As we discuss the possiblity of a game development major at New Mexico State University (our Creative Media degree includes film making and animation... I'm hoping game development will be included in the next phase), I feel strongly that we should not aim to prepare graduates to work at one of the major game development studios. Rather, I'd like our university to emphasize small-group development and preparation of that work force.
We are all just waiting for the game development explosion... I think the largest area for game development will not be entertainment, but education -- anyone wanting to teach anything will need a game to do it. THIS is the market we should be preparing graduates for: hospitals, non-profits, think-tanks, news organizations, educational outreach, etc.
The UN just released a game on helping kids understand world hunger... this is where educational gaming should be — another tool for increasing understanding and knowledge.