2025 Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
344Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in forensic psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #267 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 344 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. We derive our Best Overall Forensic Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Forensic Psychology in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of forensic psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Forensic Psychology
Arizona State University - Skysong is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #403 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Skysong is a great university overall.
There were roughly 306 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott if you wish to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Prescott. A Best Colleges rank of #423 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Prescott is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Prescott in the most recent data year.
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Combine psychology and the law while developing research and critical-thinking skills with one of our bachelor's degrees in forensic psychology from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Houston - Victoria is a good option for students interested in a degree in forensic psychology. UH Victoria is a small public university located in the city of Victoria. This university ranks 96th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 17 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH Victoria in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Central Oklahoma is a great decision for students interested in a degree in forensic psychology. UCO is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Edmond. This university ranks 8th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 2 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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. We derive our Best Overall Forensic Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
