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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

2 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,098 people earned their degree in forensic psychology, making the major the 304th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 40 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forensic psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forensic psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forensic psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s forensic psychology degrees to qualified students.

FDU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forensic Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#2

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 29 masters’s forensic psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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