2025 Best Forensic Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Forensic Science and Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #157 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 bachelor's 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 - The number of forensic science and technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 complete 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 bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Forensic Science and Technology in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Forensic Science and Technology

1

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

14 Annual Graduates

Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Saint Louis University

2

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

24 Annual Graduates

University of North Dakota is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from University of North Dakota

Best Forensic Science and Technology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	15
Iowa	403	8
Kansas	352	13
Nebraska	331	24
North Dakota	251	25
South Dakota	237	0

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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
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	14

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.