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Highest earning master's clinical and counseling psychology programs in Illinois
Illinois clinical and counseling psychology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $72,270 | 43 |
| 2 | Aurora University | Aurora | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,532 | 31 |
| 3 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,118 | 55 |
| 4 | The Chicago School | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,435 | 766 |
| 5 | North Park University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,960 | 30 |
| 6 | Governors State University | University Park | Public, 4-year | $52,581 | 74 |
| 7 | Benedictine University | Lisle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,276 | 37 |
| 8 | Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,374 | 39 |
| 9 | Adler University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,620 | 187 |
| 10 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | $48,357 | 38 |
| 11 | National Louis University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,351 | 134 |
| 12 | Roosevelt University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,070 | 68 |
| 13 | Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,778 | 37 |
| 14 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,591 | 200 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.