2025 Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in forensic psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #251 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 106 bachelor's degrees in forensic psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to forensic psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of forensic psychology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized forensic psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for forensic psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Forensic Psychology Schools

The forensic psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Forensic Psychology in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology

1

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

86 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in forensic psychology has to look into California State University - Fresno. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic psychology from California State University - Fresno

2

Corban University
Salem, OR

Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in forensic psychology needs to check out Corban University. Corban is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic psychology from Corban University

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best forensic psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	33
Washington	521	1
Oregon	343	13

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Forensic Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Forensic Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	175
Applied Psychology	167
Health/Medical Psychology	113
Community Psychology	86
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	15
Other Psychology & Counseling	15
Counseling Psychology	14
Clinical Child Psychology	8
Performance and Sport Psychology	3

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.