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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$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 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in psychology at SIUC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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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 doctor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 93% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in psychology at UIC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 8 students majoring in psychology at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 6 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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