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About Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology programs prepare 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.

New York grants the most Bachelors degrees in Forensic Psychology of all US states with 492 degrees being awarded last year. Students wanting to major in Forensic Psychology can expect around 19% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 81% percent to be women. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology is $44,000.

Popularity of Forensic Psychology Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Forensic Psychology degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

For Forensic Psychology majors, some of the most in demand careers include Managers, All Other, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary and Psychologists, All Other. Not only that, Forensic Psychology graduates may land a high-paying job, such as Managers, All Other or Psychologists, All Other.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Forensic Psychology majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Forensic Psychology majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
851
Female Students
693 (81%)
Male Students
158 (18%)
Hispanic or Latino (434, 51%)
White (231, 27%)
Black or African American (87, 10%)
Asian (45, 5%)
U.S. Nonresident (21, 2%)
Two or more races (20, 2%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (9, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (2, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (2, <1%)

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