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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 91% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 9% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Illinois. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 90% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 75% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Chicago State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

Trinity Christian College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 9 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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