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

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 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for forensic psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 75 master's degrees in forensic psychology to qualified students.

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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 New York

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

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

70 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice if you want to pursue a master's degree in forensic psychology. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college 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 York. More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The Graduate Center, CUNY if you wish to pursue a master's degree in forensic psychology. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in forensic psychology in New York. More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from The Graduate Center, CUNY

 

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
District of Columbia	330	78
New Jersey	323	43

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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
School Psychology	299
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	237
Applied Behavior Analysis	111
Counseling Psychology	95
Educational Psychology	60
Clinical Psychology	22
Applied Psychology	20
Environmental Psychology	4
Other Psychology & Counseling	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.