2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology in California

Forensic Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #157 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for forensic psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 199 master's degrees in forensic psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Forensic Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in forensic psychology matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality forensic psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for forensic psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Forensic Psychology in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in forensic psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Forensic Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

100 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in forensic psychology needs to look into Northcentral University. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in California.

There were about 100 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Northcentral University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from Northcentral University

2

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

48 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a master's degree in forensic psychology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in California.

There were about 48 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

3

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in forensic psychology needs to check out California Baptist University. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in California.

There were about 40 forensic psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from California Baptist University

4

Holy Names University
Oakland, CA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Holy Names University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in forensic psychology. HNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Oakland. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in California.

There were roughly 6 forensic psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at HNU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from Holy Names University

5

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine
Irvine, CA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in California.

There were about 5 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Irvine Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine

 

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Forensic Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Forensic Psychology

One of 16 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Forensic Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Forensic Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	1,302
Clinical Psychology	808
Applied Behavior Analysis	805
School Psychology	514
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	228
Other Psychology & Counseling	120
Applied Psychology	117
Performance and Sport Psychology	22
Health/Medical Psychology	21
Educational Psychology	15

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.