Both of Chicago’s elite universities, the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, are home to world-renowned psychology departments. Both offer top-of-the-line research programs in cutting-edge fields such as clinical psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and social psychology. Other Chicagoland universities granting psychology degrees include the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, Chicago State University, and Northeastern Illinois University.

Employment prospects for social scientists and related occupations in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet region are expected to increase 14.42% between the years 2002 and 2012. During that same time frame, employment is expected to increase 18.36% for substance abuse and behavior disorder counselors; 5.49% for emotional, behavioral, and school counselors; 15.68% for marriage and family therapists; 8.5% for mental health counselors; and 27.46% for rehabilitation counselors.

• University of Phoenix
  Counseling, Community Counseling, Educational Counseling, Human Services, Marriage, Family and Child Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling
• Argosy University
  Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Professional Counseling
  
• Chicago School of Professional Psychology
  Consumer Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leadership for Healthcare Professionals, Organizational Effectiveness, Workplace Diversity