2024 Best Forensic Nursing Master's Degree Schools

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in forensic nursing, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #899 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of forensic nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 master's degrees in forensic nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on forensic nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other forensic nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized forensic nursing related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forensic Nursing Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Forensic Nursing in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in forensic nursing.

Top Schools for a Master's in Forensic Nursing

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in forensic nursing. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in forensic nursing from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Oakland University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in forensic nursing. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.More information about a master’s in forensic nursing from Oakland University

Forensic Nursing by Region

View the Best Forensic Nursing Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Forensic Nursing

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Forensic Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Forensic Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	18,773
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	14,286
Nursing Administration	8,411
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1,498
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	1,456
Nursing Science	1,421
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	907
Nurse Anesthetist	878
Critical Care Nursing	583
School Nursing	455

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.