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2023 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Psychology Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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.

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2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 30 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#7

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Wheaton College Illinois landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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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 25 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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