2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Adler University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Of the 279 students majoring in psychology at Northwestern, 14% are male and 86% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for 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 83% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 74% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.
With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 76 students majoring in psychology at Loyola Chicago, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Wheaton College Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
About 86% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in psychology at Concordia University, Chicago, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 7% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 735 |
Ohio | 977 |
Wisconsin | 529 |
Michigan | 745 |
Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 26 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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