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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in Illinois

17 Colleges
$32,183 Avg Salary
$26,525 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Psychology Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the most popular school in Illinois for general psychology students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for general psychology students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for general psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

Adler University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adler University is a great place for general psychology students. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Western Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Schools 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 17 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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