2024 Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region
4Colleges in the Southeast Region
176Forensic 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 4 schools in the Southeast 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 176 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Forensic Psychology in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Forensic Psychology
Nova Southeastern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forensic psychology. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in forensic psychology needs to look into Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 24 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in forensic psychology needs to check out Faulkner University. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 3 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Faulkner in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Marymount University if you wish to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 85 forensic psychology students who graduated with this degree at Marymount 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.
