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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$19,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 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 value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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

Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Aurora graduate students pay an average of $14,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Aurora also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.

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#5

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity Christian College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Trinity Christian are $10,708 a year.

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#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $11,111 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McKendree are $9,756 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 25 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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