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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges
$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,880 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Adler University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adler University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Illinois State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 590
Ohio 700
Indiana 490
Wisconsin 454

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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