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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

17 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 72% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Report

#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Adler University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University 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, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 35 students majoring in psychology at Loyola Chicago, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 93% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

Wheaton College Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Wheaton College Illinois Report

With a ranking of #8, Midwestern University - Downers Grove did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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