2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Forensic Psychology is the 304th most popular major in the country with 2,098 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 83 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 forensic psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in forensic psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forensic psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forensic psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree forensic psychology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forensic Psychology in District of Columbia

#1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$23,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC landed the #1 spot on the list. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 19 masters’s forensic psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus are $23,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 64 masters’s forensic psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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