2024 Best Forensic Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for forensic psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 147 master's degrees in forensic psychology to qualified students.

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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 psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other forensic psychology 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 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Forensic Psychology

1

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in forensic psychology has to check out Nova Southeastern University. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from Nova Southeastern University

2

Marymount University
Arlington, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in forensic psychology needs to look into Marymount University. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in forensic psychology from Marymount University

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best forensic psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	60
Virginia	331	85
Kentucky	268	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Forensic Psychology

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Forensic Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	1,949
Applied Behavior Analysis	522
Applied Psychology	357
Clinical Psychology	307
Educational Psychology	220
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	214
School Psychology	152
Community Psychology	71
Other Psychology & Counseling	31
Performance and Sport Psychology	6

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.