2025 Best Forensic Science and Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
9Colleges in the Southwest Region
721Forensic 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.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forensic science and technology. Combined, these schools handed out 721 degrees in forensic science and technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Forensic Science and Technology School
The forensic science and technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forensic Science and Technology rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Forensic Science and Technology in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in Forensic Science and Technology
147Forensic Science and Technology Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in forensic science and technology has to look into University of Central Oklahoma. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 147 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in forensic science and technology has to check out Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were about 50 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in forensic science and technology has to take a look at Arizona State University - Skysong. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale. A Best Colleges rank of #403 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Skysong is a great university overall.
There were about 43 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Phoenix College if you want to pursue a degree in forensic science and technology. Phoenix College is a large public college located in the large city of Phoenix. This college ranks 13th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 40 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Phoenix College in the most recent data year.
Mesa Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Mesa. A Best Colleges rank of #643 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mesa Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 14 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Mesa Community College in the most recent data year.
SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.
UTEP is a very large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 28 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.
St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio. This university ranks 97th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 15 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at St. Mary's in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 52nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 13 forensic science and technology students who graduated with this degree at St. Edward's University in the most recent data year.
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).
The forensic science and technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forensic Science and Technology rankings. 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.
