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

17 Colleges
$43,425 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the most popular school in Illinois for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 70% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adler University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at Illinois State University

With a ranking of #6, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at WIU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Full General Psychology at Northwestern University Report

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 11 students majoring in psychology at Illinois Tech, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full General Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 91% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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