by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,817 master's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a master's degree.
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in psychology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Northwestern University
University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in psychology. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in psychology. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in psychology from Loyola University Chicago
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychology. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in psychology from National Louis University
DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in psychology from DePaul University
Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Wheaton College Illinois
Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in psychology from Roosevelt University
SIUE is a large public university located in the suburb of Edwardsville.More information about a master’s in psychology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Explore all the Best Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 1,563 |
| General Psychology | 132 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 122 |
