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2023 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

16 Colleges
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 2,220 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#6

Adler University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, Adler University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree psychology programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree psychology programs. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Psychology at Illinois State University Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 735
Ohio 977
Wisconsin 529
Michigan 745

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

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