2023 Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forensic Psychology for a Master’s” ranking.

Forensic Psychology is the 267th most popular major in the country with 2,290 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 118 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forensic Psychology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forensic psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forensic psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the forensic psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forensic Psychology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forensic Psychology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

12 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$12,230 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forensic Psychology for a Master’s. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s forensic psychology degrees to qualified students.

The Chicago School Chicago Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 1,285 students enrolled at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,230. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago]](/colleges/the-chicago-school-of-professional-psychology-at-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

2

Tiffin University
Tiffin, Ohio

114 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tiffin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forensic Psychology for a Master’s list. Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Tiffin University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 2,933 students enrolled at Tiffin University were GI Bill® students, of which 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,469. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Tiffin University]](/colleges/tiffin-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.