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2024 Best Forensic Psychology Schools

39 Colleges in the United States
2,290 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded
Forensic Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #267 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 39 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Forensic Psychology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,290 degrees in forensic psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Forensic Psychology School

Best Forensic Psychology Schools Your choice of forensic psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for forensic psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Forensic Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Forensic Psychology
Master's Degrees in Forensic Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Forensic Psychology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forensic Psychology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Forensic Psychology in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the forensic psychology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Forensic Psychology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
66 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in forensic psychology has to check out The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

There were roughly 66 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 degree in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
46 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 46 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Chicago Campus in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
34 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in forensic psychology has to check out The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

There were roughly 34 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
32 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in forensic psychology has to check out University of Denver. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
54 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 54 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
47 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 82nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 25 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
230 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 230 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in forensic psychology from Arizona State University - Skysong

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

HNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Oakland. This university ranks 93rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 10 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at HNU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in forensic psychology from Holy Names University

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
74 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 74 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Forensic Psychology by Region

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Forensic Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 9,463
Applied Behavior Analysis 5,497
Clinical Psychology 5,125
School Psychology 3,230
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 2,386
Applied Psychology 2,058
Educational Psychology 1,856
Other Psychology & Counseling 666
Community Psychology 624
Health/Medical Psychology 270

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