2021 Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
26
Colleges
4,083
Bachelor's Degrees
$27,097
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 4,083 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 3.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Illinois at Chicago tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional psychology students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago. UIC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Illinois list.
About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
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Lewis University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville. Lewis also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Illinois rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Lewis. About 2,022 of the students at Lewis are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Loyola University Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Loyola Chicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Illinois rankings.
About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,121 part time students in attendance at Loyola Chicago.
Read full report on Psychology at Loyola University Chicago
Our rankings recognize Elmhurst University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 1,642 students at Elmhurst that take at least one class online. 653 students are part time.
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Illinois State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. 2,500 students are part time.
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Roosevelt University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Roosevelt is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,651 students at Roosevelt that take at least one class online. 983 students are part time.
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Northern Illinois University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 students are part time.
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DePaul University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. 3,547 of DePaul students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Governors State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at GSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,840 students take at least one class online at GSU. 1,954 of GSU students are attending part time.
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Aurora University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 1,638 students at Aurora are exclusively online. 1,443 of Aurora students are attending part time.
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