2024 Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #52 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in counseling psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to counseling psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other counseling psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counseling psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for counseling psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Counseling Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Counseling Psychology in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for counseling psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Chicago

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago

3

National Louis University
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

National Louis University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from National Louis University

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	10
Ohio	253	8
Indiana	202	9
Wisconsin	163	7

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Counseling Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Counseling Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	255
School Psychology	40
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	14
Community Psychology	7
Educational Psychology	7
Forensic Psychology	5
Other Psychology & Counseling	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.