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

A master's degree in forensic psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #157 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 master's degrees in forensic psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Other Rankings

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology in New Jersey ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for forensic psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 New Jersey

The following list ranks 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

Kean University
Union, NJ

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Kean University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in forensic psychology. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in New Jersey.

There were roughly 29 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in forensic psychology. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized 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 New Jersey.

There were approximately 11 forensic psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

3

College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in forensic psychology needs to take a look at College of Saint Elizabeth. CSE is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Morristown. More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from College of Saint Elizabeth

 

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Forensic Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	88
District of Columbia	330	78

View All Rankings >

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.

Majors Similar to Forensic Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	98
Educational Psychology	83
Clinical Psychology	70
School Psychology	53
Applied Psychology	50
Other Psychology & Counseling	37
Applied Behavior Analysis	28
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	25
Community Psychology	1

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.