2024 Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region
4Colleges in the Southeast Region
175Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in forensic psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #267 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forensic psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 175 degrees in forensic psychology to qualified students.
The forensic psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forensic Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Forensic Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Forensic Psychology in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forensic psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Forensic Psychology
Nova Southeastern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forensic psychology. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in forensic psychology needs to take a look at Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 17 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in forensic psychology needs to check out Faulkner University. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 7 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Faulkner in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Marymount University if you wish to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 79 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Marymount in the most recent data year.
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).