Forensic Psychology

A program that prepares individuals to apply clinical, counseling, school, and neuropsychology skills to the provision of psychological services within the criminal justice and civil legal systems, including consultation, assessment, and interventions. Includes instruction in the epidemiology of mental/behavioral disorders, risk factors for violence and criminality, profiling and patterning, psychological testing, prediction and intervention measurement, forensic assessment, criminal and civil law and procedures, secure environments, forensic treatment and intervention skills, and professional standards and ethics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 60 institutions across the United States, with a total of 7866 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

67

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

926

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

56

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,487

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

65

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,265

awards given

Top Schools for Forensic Psychology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
2,115
2 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
1,053
3 Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
579
4 The Chicago School at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
336
5 University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
297
6 Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
279
7 California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
258
8 Marymount University
Arlington, VA
258
9 Northcentral University
San Diego, CA
210
10 George Washington University
Washington, DC
207
11 University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
Carolina, PR
192
12 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
180
13 Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
171
14 University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
168
15 The Chicago School at Chicago
Chicago, IL
153
16 University of Denver
Denver, CO
99
17 Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
84
18 California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
81
19 Kean University
Union, NJ
81
20 The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
78
21 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
Ponce, PR
75
22 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ
69
23 Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA
63
24 Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
63
25 Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
57
26 Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
48
27 Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
45
28 Corban University
Salem, OR
42
29 American International College
Springfield, MA
42
30 Thomas College
Waterville, ME
33
31 The Chicago School at Washington DC
Washington, DC
30
32 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
28
33 Florida National University-Main Campus
Hialeah, FL
24
34 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott, AZ
24
35 Madonna University
Livonia, MI
24
36 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK
24
37 University of Houston-Victoria
Victoria, TX
24
38 The Chicago School at Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
24
39 Columbia College
Columbia, SC
21
40 Alliant International University-San Diego
San Diego, CA
21
41 Vermont State University
Randolph, VT
21
42 CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY
21
43 Bushnell University
Eugene, OR
18
44 Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
16
45 La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA
16
46 Monroe College
Bronx, NY
12
47 Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
12
48 Albizu University-San Juan
San Juan, PR
12
49 Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
12
50 Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
9
51 University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
9
52 St. Andrews University
Laurinburg, NC
9
53 Quincy University
Quincy, IL
9
54 Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK
6
55 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
6
56 Rosemont College
Rosemont, PA
6
57 National Louis University
Chicago, IL
3
58 Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO
3
59 State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
3
60 University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
3