2025 Best Forensic Science and Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
7Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
345Forensic Science and Technology Degrees Awarded
A degree in forensic science and technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #208 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for forensic science and technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 345 degrees in forensic science and technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Forensic Science and Technology School
Your choice of forensic science and technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Forensic Science and Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Forensic Science and Technology Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forensic Science and Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Forensic Science and Technology in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forensic science and technology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Forensic Science and Technology
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Platteville if you want to pursue a degree in forensic science and technology. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Platteville. This university ranks 20th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 40 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in forensic science and technology has to check out Fox Valley Technical College. FVTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton. A Best Colleges rank of #387 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FVTC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 16 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.
Loyola University Chicago is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in forensic science and technology. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you want to pursue a degree in forensic science and technology. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 36 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Madonna in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 22 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 39th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 34 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of forensic science and technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Forensic Science and Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
