2024 Best Forensic Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #157 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 22 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Forensic Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Choosing a Great Forensic Science and Technology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of forensic science and technology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality forensic science and technology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. 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 - The number of forensic science and technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 colleges for forensic science and technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Forensic Science and Technology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forensic Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Forensic Science and Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for forensic science and technology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Forensic Science and Technology

1

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology needs to look into John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice

2

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

It's hard to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Syracuse University

3

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

University of Maryland Global Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology. UMGC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Adelphi.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from University of Maryland Global Campus

4

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in forensic science and technology has to take a look at University of Baltimore. UB is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from University of Baltimore

5

Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY

Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Farmingdale State College

6

Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA

Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Waynesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Waynesburg University

7

Hilbert College
Hamburg, NY

Located in the suburb of Hamburg, Hilbert College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Hilbert College

8

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

CHC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Chestnut Hill College

9

Alvernia University
Reading, PA

Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Reading.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from Alvernia University

10

The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY

Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Albany.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic science and technology from The College of Saint Rose

Best Forensic Science and Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best forensic science and technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	383
Pennsylvania	698	96
Maryland	370	141
New Jersey	351	5
District of Columbia	226	3

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Forensic Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	7

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.