2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also made our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Governors State University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $8,320 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Aurora also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
EIU graduate students pay an average of $10,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Trinity Christian College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Trinity Christian are $10,708 a year.
Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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Concordia University, Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $11,111 per year.
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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 735 |
| Ohio | 977 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
| Michigan | 745 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| 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.
- 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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