2026 Best Educational Psychology Schools in Illinois
Educational Psychology degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their educational psychology programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for educational psychology students.
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Best Schools for Educational Psychology in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall educational psychology education in Illinois.
Top Schools in Educational Psychology
Our analysis ranked Loyola University Chicago the best school in the country for a degree in educational psychology. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 75%. There were roughly 24 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola University Chicago in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, educational psychology degree recipients from Loyola University Chicago generally make around $67,469. Typical student debt for the program is $23,521.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
