Student Success and Outcomes

If you are a scholar or professional who is determined to excel, the University of New Haven is the place for you.

The rigor of our graduate programs, the connections of our faculty, and the reputation of the University will give you an edge as you pursue your professional goals.

Over the last three years, graduates who received a master’s degree in forensic science have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.84. Based on survey results from the last three years, 91% of graduates from the University of New Haven Forensic Science programs reported being employed in their field or pursuing and advanced degree. Over 85 percent said they agreed or strongly that their professors exhibited a thorough knowledge and understanding of their subject matter, and 77% believe that they received the necessary education and training to be successful in forensic science or related disciplines.

Graduates of our master’s degree in forensic science have pursued careers with companies, organizations, and agencies such as:

  • AFDIL
  • American Regulation of Pathology Armed Forces DNA ID Lab
  • Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
  • Army CIV Lab Expeditionary Forensic Division
  • Austin Police Department
  • Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
  • Boston Police Department
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • California Division of Justice
  • California Los Angeles Crime Lab
  • Callaway Labs
  • Center for Forensic Medicine
  • Chief State Attorney's Office, Rocky Hill, CT
  • Columbus Division of Police Crime Lab
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
  • Connecticut Analytical Corporation
  • Connecticut DESPP Division of Scientific Services
  • Dallas Police Department
  • Dept. of Public Health, State of CT
  • FBI Lab Division, Quantico, Virginia
  • FDLE
  • General Dynamics, Electric Boat
  • Georgia Bureau of Investigation
  • Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, Jersey City, NJ
  • Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency
  • Invista
  • Kansas Bureau of Investigation
  • Oklahoma City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
  • Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
  • Massachusetts State Police Forensic Services DNA Unit
  • Michigan State Police
  • Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division
  • National Medical Services Lab
  • NCIS
  • New Hampshire State Police
  • New Mexico Police Lab
  • New York OCME Lab: Missing Persons
  • New York Police Department
  • New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center
  • NMS Labs
  • North Carolina State Crime Lab
  • Pharmanex
  • Philadelphia Crime Lab
  • Precision Therapeutics
  • Ron Smith & Associates, Inc.
  • Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Crime Lab
  • St. Louis Metro PD Crime Lab
  • State of Connecticut Forensic Laboratory
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • US Army Criminal Investigation Lab: Expeditionary Forensics Division
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture Bioforensics Unit
  • U.S. Forest Service National Genomics Center for Wildlife & Fish Conservation
  • Washington State Patrol
  • West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory – Drug Identification Unit
  • Wisconsin State Crime Lab
  • Yale New Haven Hospital