2025 Best Forensic Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in forensic science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Forensic Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 associate degrees in forensic science and technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on forensic science and technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other forensic science and technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized forensic science and technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for forensic science and technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Forensic Science and Technology Schools

The forensic science and technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Forensic Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Forensic Science and Technology in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in forensic science and technology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Forensic Science and Technology

1

Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Phoenix College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in forensic science and technology. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in forensic science and technology from Phoenix College

2

Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Mesa Community College is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in forensic science and technology. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in forensic science and technology from Mesa Community College

Best Forensic Science and Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best forensic science and technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	3
Arizona	349	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Forensic Science and Technology

One of 8 majors within the Security Science and Technology area of study, Forensic Science and Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Forensic Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	45
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	6
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	5

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.