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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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 7th in Illinois. In fact, 6,520 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.

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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 analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#6

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #8 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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Illinois State University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,548
Michigan 4,292
Ohio 4,871
Wisconsin 2,695

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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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