Forensic Psychology
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Forensic Psychology degree recipients are New York, NY, Minneapolis, MN, and Scottsdale, AZ. The most common degree awarded to students studying Forensic Psychology is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Forensic Psychology and the types of students that study this field. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice awards the most degrees in Forensic Psychology in the US, but University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (243142) and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Forensic Psychology.
Tuition costs for Forensic Psychology majors are, on average, $7,476 for in-state public colleges, and $31,334 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Forensic Psychology programs are false institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,358 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Forensic Psychology, is Public, 4-year or above (1,358 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Forensic Psychology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has the most Forensic Psychology degree recipients, with 636 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Forensic Psychology.
Out of all institutions that offer Forensic Psychology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (243142) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Forensic Psychology, with 19.9%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Forensic Psychology by year.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in (1,157 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Forensic Psychology are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Forensic Psychology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Forensic Psychology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Forensic Psychology.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Forensic Psychology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Forensic Psychology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Forensic Psychology majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, and Operations Monitoring.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Forensic Psychology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
