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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$25,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Chicago School Chicago Campus are $23,918 a year.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wheaton College Illinois is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 per year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Roosevelt are $21,605 per year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RFUMS are $36,765 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges 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.

  • 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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