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2026 Graduate Rankings for Chicago State University

What graduate ranking badges has CSU earned? Every College Factual graduate accolade CSU holds are detailed on this page.

Ranking Highlights

• Graduate Degree Rankings
  • Master’s Degree Rankings
  • Doctor’s Degree Rankings

How CSU Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Master’s Degree Rankings

Top Ranked Master’s Degree Majors

CSU has 34 top ranked master’s degree majors, led by its placement in the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	7	7	View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	13	14	View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	13	13	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	17	17	View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	20	21	View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	25	View Report
Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	34	38	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	36	39	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	44	47	View Report
Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	44	44	View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	57	63	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	58	64	View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	59	66	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	61	67	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	76	78	View Report
Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	92	116	View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools	145	183	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	153	167	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	162	185	View Report
Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	188	200	View Report
Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Schools	198	217	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	252	266	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	266	281	View Report
Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	312	465	View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	314	330	View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools	353	394	View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools	423	496	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools	509	564	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools	1072	1205	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools	1155	1301	View Report
Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools	1371	1496	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools	1704	1908	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools	1789	2012	View Report
Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools	2106	3031	View Report

How CSU Ranks for Master’s Degree Value

Top Value Master’s Degree Majors

CSU has 34 best-value master’s degree majors, including its placement in the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	6	View Report
Best Value Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	12	View Report
Best Value Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	38	View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	13	View Report
Best Value Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	29	View Report
Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	20	View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	62	View Report
Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	65	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	10	19	View Report
Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	12	43	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	24	39	View Report
Best Value Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools	25	214	View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	29	67	View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	29	67	View Report
Best Value Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Schools	31	210	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	32	85	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	32	47	View Report
Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	41	199	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois	54	102	View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools	57	370	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	78	166	View Report
Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools	79	471	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	88	178	View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	109	272	View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	109	278	View Report
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	127	327	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	142	434	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools	276	642	View Report
Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools	393	1472	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools	576	1206	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools	613	1294	View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools	771	1935	View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools	796	1983	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools	1056	3004	View Report

How CSU Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Doctor’s Degree Rankings

Top Ranked Doctor’s Degree Majors

CSU has 9 top ranked doctor’s degree majors, led by its placement in the Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	4	View Report
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	4	View Report
Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	18	View Report
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	19	View Report
Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois	92	116	View Report
Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools	124	124	View Report
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools	134	134	View Report
Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	312	465	View Report
Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools	2106	3031	View Report

How CSU Ranks for Doctor’s Degree Value

Top Value Doctor’s Degree Majors

CSU has 9 best-value doctor’s degree majors, including its placement in the Best Value Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	4	View Report
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	4	View Report
Best Value Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	18	View Report
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	19	View Report
Best Value Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools	29	112	View Report
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools	33	121	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois	54	102	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	142	434	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools	1056	3004	View Report

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Notes and References

College Factual’s graduate rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition.

• 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 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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