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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor'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 Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Psychology

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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 #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 85
Ohio 174
Indiana 137
Wisconsin 64

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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