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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 584 | 15% | $35,261 |
| 2 | Walden University | 207 | 2% | $13,020 |
| 3 | University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | 117 | 20% | $9,373 |
| 4 | George Washington University | 71 | 1% | $71,930 |
| 5 | Marymount University | 69 | 7% | $50,766 |
| 6 | University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 63 | 13% | $6,257 |
| 7 | Nova Southeastern University | 45 | 1% | $50,597 |
| 8 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles | 45 | 10% | $16,592 |
| 9 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago | 42 | 16% | N/A |
| 10 | Capella University | 39 | 0% | $15,011 |
| 11 | University of North Dakota | 37 | 1% | $22,091 |
| 12 | Tiffin University | 37 | 5% | $40,200 |
| 13 | California Baptist University | 33 | 1% | $47,694 |
| 14 | University of Denver | 26 | 1% | $67,656 |
| 15 | The College of Saint Rose | 14 | 1% | $48,588 |
| 16 | Florida Institute of Technology | 13 | 1% | $59,530 |
| 17 | Saint Ambrose University | 11 | 1% | $45,966 |
| 18 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 11 | 1% | $58,188 |
| 19 | American International College | 11 | 1% | $52,680 |
| 20 | Rosemont College | 10 | 3% | $35,356 |
| 21 | Washington University in St Louis | 10 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 22 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC | 10 | 15% | N/A |
| 23 | Roger Williams University | 9 | 1% | $54,642 |
| 24 | Holy Names University | 9 | 4% | $57,674 |
| 25 | Kean University | 9 | 0% | $30,475 |
| 26 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine | 5 | 17% | N/A |
| 27 | SUNY College at Oswego | 5 | 0% | $24,780 |
| 28 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 5 | 2% | $7,076 |
| 29 | Bay Path University | 5 | 1% | $50,524 |
| 30 | University of Houston-Victoria | 5 | 0% | $19,627 |
| 31 | Saint Leo University | 4 | 0% | $39,796 |
| 32 | Walla Walla University | 4 | 1% | $37,890 |
| 33 | Faulkner University | 3 | 0% | $35,440 |
| 34 | National Louis University | 3 | 0% | $31,050 |
| 35 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 3 | 0% | $46,076 |
| 36 | Northcentral University | 3 | 0% | N/A |
| 37 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 3 | 0% | $21,782 |
| 38 | Corban University | 2 | 1% | $46,350 |
| 39 | St. Andrews University | 2 | 2% | $39,656 |
| 40 | University of the Southwest | 1 | 0% | $27,626 |
| 41 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 1 | 0% | $53,046 |
| 42 | Quincy University | 1 | 0% | $42,462 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Forensic Psychology program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.