2024 Best Forensic Nursing Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in forensic nursing. It is ranked #1300 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Forensic Nursing Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 degrees in forensic nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Forensic Nursing Schools List

Pick Your Forensic Nursing Degree Level

The forensic nursing 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 Nursing Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Forensic Nursing in the United States

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 nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Forensic Nursing

1

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

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forensic nursing. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a degree in forensic nursing from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Oakland University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in forensic nursing. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in forensic nursing from Oakland University

Forensic Nursing by Region

View the Best Forensic Nursing 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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Forensic Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Forensic Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Forensic Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	16,104
Nursing Administration	9,838
Nursing Practice	7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	5,092
Nursing Science	4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	2,021
Nurse Anesthetist	1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	1,883

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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.