by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 37 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,326 bachelor's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of psychology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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 colleges for psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.
The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology.
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in 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 bachelor’s in psychology from Northwestern University
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in psychology has to look into Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Loyola University Chicago
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois State University is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in psychology. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Illinois State University
Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago
DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from DePaul University
UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Chicago
Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Northern Illinois University
Located in the town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Roosevelt University
Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 3,337 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 808 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 177 |
| Other Psychology | 4 |
