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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,978 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 90% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Of the 5 students majoring in clinical psychology at EIU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Chicago State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

Trinity Christian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Trinity Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 672
Ohio 781
Indiana 927
Wisconsin 454

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

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