2025 Best Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Schools in New York

When it comes to popularity, financial forensics and fraud investigation sits in the middle of the road, ranking #703 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 176 degrees in financial forensics and fraud investigation annually.

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Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of financial forensics and fraud investigation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

1

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

102 Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Degrees Awarded

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in financial forensics and fraud investigation. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree in financial forensics and fraud investigation from John Jay College of Criminal Justice

2

Utica College
Utica, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Utica College if you want to pursue a degree in financial forensics and fraud investigation. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Utica.More information about a degree in financial forensics and fraud investigation from Utica College

Best Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	978	36
Maryland	618	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

One of 8 majors within the Security Science and Technology area of study, Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forensic Science and Technology	587
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	185
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	61
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	47
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	46

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.