2024 Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in forensic psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #251 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for forensic psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 47 bachelor's degrees in forensic psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

More Ways to Rank Forensic Psychology Schools

The forensic psychology 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 Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Forensic Psychology in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology

1

Corban University
Salem, OR

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in forensic psychology needs to check out Corban University. Corban is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic psychology from Corban University

2

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

33 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in forensic psychology has to look into California State University - Fresno. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic psychology from California State University - Fresno

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best forensic psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	33
Washington	521	1
Oregon	343	13

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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.

Majors Similar to Forensic Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	167
Clinical Psychology	131
Community Psychology	93
Health/Medical Psychology	55
Counseling Psychology	29
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	29
Other Psychology & Counseling	10
Applied Behavior Analysis	9

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.