2024 Best Forensic Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in forensic science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Forensic Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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Choosing a Great Forensic Science and Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of forensic science and technology for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality forensic science and technology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 science and technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other forensic science and technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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 science and technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for forensic science and technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Forensic Science and Technology Schools

The forensic science and technology 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 Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Forensic Science and Technology in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in forensic science and technology.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Forensic Science and Technology

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Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in forensic science and technology has to check out Holyoke Community College. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in forensic science and technology from Holyoke Community College

2

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in forensic science and technology has to check out Bunker Hill Community College. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in forensic science and technology from Bunker Hill Community College

3

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME

It is hard to beat Central Maine Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in forensic science and technology. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in forensic science and technology from Central Maine Community College

Best Forensic Science and Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best forensic science and technology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	6
Maine	94	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Forensic Science and Technology

One of 8 majors within the Security Science and Technology area of study, Forensic Science and Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.