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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
143 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #118 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for mental health counseling/counselor students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 143 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Illinois Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mental health counseling/counselor schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mental health counseling/counselor degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
44 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor has to take a look at Bradley University. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

It's hard to beat Elgin Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 29th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 11 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at ECC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor has to check out Roosevelt University. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 22 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
36 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Lewis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #587 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lewis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Northeastern Illinois University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 50th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 15 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern Illinois University in the most recent data year.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 352
Michigan 915 140
Indiana 737 149
Wisconsin 672 125

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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 119
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 73
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 59
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 18
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 17
Clinical/Medical Social Work 9
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 5

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