Pennsylvania State University - University Park MS in Forensic Science & Technology
Forensic Science & Technology is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in forensic science and technology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Rankings for the Penn State University Park MS in Forensic Science and Technology
Each year, College Factual produces its Best Forensic Science & Technology Master's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.
On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.
How Much Does a Master’s in Forensic Science and Technology from Penn State University Park Cost?
Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees
Out-of-state part-time graduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $21,960 | $37,694 |
Fees | $1,034 | $1,034 |
Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online MS in Forensic Science and Technology?
Online degrees for the Penn State University Park forensic science and technology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.
Penn State University Park Master’s Student Diversity for Forensic Science and Technology
Male-to-Female Ratio
All of the students who received their MS in forensic science and technology in 2018-2019 were women.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in forensic science and technology at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.