2024 Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
800Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in forensic psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #267 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 reviewed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forensic psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 800 degrees in forensic psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The forensic psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forensic Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Forensic Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Forensic Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forensic psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Forensic Psychology
It is hard to beat The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC if you want to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were approximately 34 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat George Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 54 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat John Jay College of Criminal Justice if you wish to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means John Jay is a great college overall.
There were about 622 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at John Jay in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in forensic psychology needs to check out The Graduate Center, CUNY. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.
There were approximately 9 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 32 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 14 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent data year.
Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Albany. This college ranks 93rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 19 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Rose in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The forensic psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forensic Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Forensic Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
