2025 Best Forensic Science and Technology Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in forensic science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #208 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Forensic Science and Technology Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 degrees in forensic science and technology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Forensic Science and Technology Schools List

Forensic Science and Technology 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 Forensic Science and Technology Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Forensic Science and Technology in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the forensic science and technology degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Forensic Science and Technology

1

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in forensic science and technology has to take a look at Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in forensic science and technology from Loyola University Chicago

2

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4.5% Growth in Graduates

Lewis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forensic science and technology. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Romeoville.More information about a degree in forensic science and technology from Lewis University

Best Forensic Science and Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Forensic Science and Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	43
Michigan	915	18
Indiana	737	60
Wisconsin	672	87

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Forensic Science and Technology Related Rankings by Major

Forensic Science and Technology is one of 8 different types of Security Science and Technology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	10

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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.