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

26 Colleges
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

Check out the clinical psychology master'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 Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the best school in Illinois for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’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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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Wheaton College Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. 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 #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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#10

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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