2023 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You
With 249 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #48 most popular major in Illinois.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
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DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Best General Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 85 |
Ohio | 174 |
Indiana | 137 |
Wisconsin | 64 |
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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major
General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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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