2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the best school in Illinois for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Roosevelt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Trinity Christian College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Trinity Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.
Chicago State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate psychology programs. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
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 |
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Indiana | 3,548 |
Michigan | 4,292 |
Ohio | 4,871 |
Wisconsin | 2,695 |
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Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 141,695 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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