Forensic psychology combines the study of criminal justice and psychology. Forensic psychologists have a thorough understanding of the court system and how insane individuals think and behave. They frequently consult with lawyers, judges, and law enforcement officials. Forensic psychologists often interview suspected criminals and relay their assessments to juries and judges during criminal trials.
Most forensic psychologists hold graduate degrees in counseling, clinical, or behavioral psychology. No universities currently offer graduate programs in forensic psychology. Forensic psychologists typically begin their careers after obtaining a PhD in a psychological discipline and completing post-doctoral training.
Forensic psychology programs are designed to prepare students to apply clinical, school, counseling, and neuropsychology skills to the provision of psychological services within the criminal justice and civil legal systems, including assessment, consultation, and interventions. Programs typically include in depth instruction in the epidemiology of mental/behavioral disorders, profiling and patterning, risk factors for violence and criminality, psychological testing, forensic assessment, criminal and civil law and procedures, prediction and intervention measurement, forensic treatment and intervention skills, secure environments, and professional standards and ethics.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in Forensic Psychology. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
Alliant International University
10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131-1799
| Phone Number: | (866) 825-5426 |
| Website: | www.alliant.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,581 (196 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
American International College
1000 State Street, Springfield, MA 1109
| Phone Number: | (413) 737-7000 |
| Website: | www.aic.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,869 (1,845 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
California Baptist University
8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92504-3297
| Phone Number: | (951) 689-5771 |
| Website: | www.calbaptist.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,679 (3,466 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.calbaptist.edu/admissions |
Castleton State College
62 Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 5735
| Phone Number: | (802) 468-5611 |
| Website: | www.castleton.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,829 (2,210 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016
| Phone Number: | (212) 817-7000 |
| Website: | www.gc.cuny.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 7,145 (1,538 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Ave, New York, NY 10019
| Phone Number: | (212) 237-8000 |
| Website: | www.jjay.cuny.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 17,487 (15,096 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
1000 River Rd, Teaneck, NJ 7666
| Phone Number: | (201) 692-2000 |
| Website: | www.fdu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,580 (6,846 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
| Phone Number: | (321) 674-8000 |
| Website: | www.fit.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,224 (7,102 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619-1699
| Phone Number: | (510) 436-1000 |
| Website: | www.hnu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,309 (755 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.hnu.edu/admissions/index.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.hnu.edu/admissions/financialAid.html |
| Online Application: | www.applyweb.com/apply/hnc/menu.html |
Marymount University
2807 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207-4299
| Phone Number: | (703) 522-5600 |
| Website: | www.marymount.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,335 (2,608 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Missouri State University
901 S National, Springfield, MO 65897
| Phone Number: | (417) 836-5000 |
| Website: | www.missouristate.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 22,464 (18,178 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Mount Ida College
777 Dedham Street, Newton, MA 2459
| Phone Number: | (617) 928-4500 |
| Website: | www.mountida.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,500 (1,500 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
482 Calle Ramon Emerito Betances Sur, Mayaguez, PR 00680-1713
| Phone Number: | (787) 834-5151 |
| Website: | www.pucpr.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 1,720 (1,496 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Prescott College
220 Grove Ave, Prescott, AZ 86301
| Phone Number: | (877) 350-2100 |
| Website: | www.prescott.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,432 (1,034 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Rd, Bristol, RI 02809-2923
| Phone Number: | (401) 253-1040 |
| Website: | www.rwu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,871 (4,563 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.rwu.edu/admission/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.rwu.edu/admission/financialaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx |
Saint Ambrose University
518 W Locust St, Davenport, IA 52803-2898
| Phone Number: | (563) 333-6000 |
| Website: | www.sau.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,278 (3,172 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.sau.edu/admissions.htm |
| Financial Aid: | web.sau.edu/FinancialAid/ |
| Online Application: | www.sau.edu/apply.htm |
St Andrews Presbyterian College
1700 Dogwood Mile, Laurinburg, NC 28352
| Phone Number: | (910) 277-5000 |
| Website: | www.sapc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 669 (669 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
325 N Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
| Phone Number: | (312) 329-6600 |
| Website: | www.thechicagoschool.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 2,218 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/admission |
| Financial Aid: | www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/financing_… |
| Online Application: | app.applyyourself.com/?id=cspp |
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
617 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
| Phone Number: | (213) 627-2580 |
| Website: | www.thechicagoschool.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Master's degree Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 147 (0 undergraduate) |
| Admissions: | www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/admission |
| Financial Aid: | www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/financing_… |
| Online Application: | app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/Applican… |
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203-1490
| Phone Number: | (518) 454-5111 |
| Website: | www.strose.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 6,404 (3,256 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.strose.edu/undergraduateadmissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.strose.edu/undergraduateadmissions/financin… |
| Online Application: | www.strose.edu/undergraduateadmissions/applying |
Tiffin University
155 Miami Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
| Phone Number: | 801E13 |
| Website: | www.tiffin.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,426 (2,119 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.tiffin.edu/undergrad/office/ |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.tiffin.edu/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.tiffin.edu/apply |
University of Denver
2199 S. University Blvd, Denver, CO 80208
| Phone Number: | (303) 871-2000 |
| Website: | www.du.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 14,007 (5,794 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 6516
| Phone Number: | (203) 932-7000 |
| Website: | www.newhaven.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 6,361 (4,074 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.newhaven.edu/admissions/ugrad/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.newhaven.edu/admissions/ugrad/affordable/ |
| Online Application: | www.newhaven.edu/prospective/15183/ |
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8193
| Phone Number: | (800) 225-5863 |
| Website: | www.und.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 14,910 (11,636 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.und.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.und.edu/dept/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.undeerc.org/enrollmentservices/onlineapp/Ap… |
Walden University
155 Fifth Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401
| Phone Number: | (800) 925-3368 |
| Website: | www.waldenu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 54,451 (5,332 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 31 to 1 |
Psychology, Other
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N Charles St, Mason Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218-2688
| Phone Number: | (410) 516-8000 |
| Website: | www.jhu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 24,599 (6,337 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
Towson University
8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252-0001
| Phone Number: | (410) 704-2000 |
| Website: | www.towson.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 24,940 (19,694 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.towson.edu/main/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.towson.edu/main/finaid/ |