2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #61 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in counseling psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Counseling Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The counseling psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of counseling psychology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Counseling Psychology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for counseling psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Counseling Psychology in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in counseling psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Counseling Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola University Chicago is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in counseling psychology in Illinois.

There were about 4 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in counseling psychology needs to check out University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in counseling psychology in Illinois.

There were approximately 3 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Chicago

3

National Louis University
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at National Louis University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in counseling psychology in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from National Louis University

4

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northwestern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Northwestern University

 

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	251	12
Ohio	248	8
Indiana	199	12
Wisconsin	156	8

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Counseling Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Counseling Psychology is one of 16 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	286
School Psychology	26
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	17
Community Psychology	10
Forensic Psychology	9
Educational Psychology	4
Other Psychology & Counseling	3
Applied Behavior Analysis	2

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.