2024 Best Forensic Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in forensic psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #122 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Forensic Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 master's degrees in forensic psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to forensic psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of forensic psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized forensic psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Forensic Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forensic Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Forensic Psychology in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in forensic psychology.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Forensic Psychology

1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in forensic psychology. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in forensic psychology. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from George Washington University

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Forensic Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	86
New Jersey	346	46

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Forensic Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Forensic Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	39
Clinical Psychology	22
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	10
Applied Behavior Analysis	9
School Psychology	5

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.