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
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. 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.
Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.
Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Governors State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Illinois. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $8,320 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Aurora also did well on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 30 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.
EIU graduate students pay an average of $10,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Trinity Christian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Trinity Christian are $10,708 a year.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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Western Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
UIS graduate students pay an average of $11,111 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3,548 |
| Michigan | 4,292 |
| Ohio | 4,871 |
| Wisconsin | 2,695 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| 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 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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