2024 Best Forensic Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

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 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forensic psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 88 degrees in forensic psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Forensic Psychology Schools List

Pick Your Forensic Psychology Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forensic Psychology Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Forensic Psychology in District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia Schools in Forensic Psychology

1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

44.1% Growth in Graduates

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forensic psychology. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Forensic Psychology Degrees Awarded

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in forensic psychology from George Washington University

 

Best Forensic Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	641
New Jersey	614	46

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	141
Counseling Psychology	41
School Psychology	16
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	14
Applied Behavior Analysis	9

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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.