2024 Best Forensic Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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 New England Region to determine which ones were the best for forensic psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 42 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for forensic psychology students working on their bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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 Psychology in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology

1

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in forensic psychology has to look into Bay Path University. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Longmeadow.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic psychology from Bay Path University

2

Thomas College
Waterville, ME

21 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Thomas College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in forensic psychology. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Waterville.More information about a bachelor’s in forensic psychology from Thomas College

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	16
Vermont	289	2
Maine	281	21
New Hampshire	276	3

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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.

Majors Similar to Forensic Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	152
Counseling Psychology	90
Clinical Psychology	46
Community Psychology	28
Health/Medical Psychology	20
Applied Behavior Analysis	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.