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Career Information for Counselors in Illinois

Fast Facts for Counselors in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Champaign and Rockford
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago and Peoria
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago and Champaign

Salaries for Counselors in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Champaign and Peoria. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Counselors in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Counselors Schools in Illinois

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Argosy University
Chicago, Schaumburg

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Doctor Of Education (EdD) In Counselor Ed And Supervision, Doctor Of Education (EdD) In Pastoral Community Counseling, Education Specialist (EdS) In School Counseling, Master Of Arts (MA) In Mental Health Counseling, Master Of Arts (MA) In School Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Counselors in Illinois

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Counselor Education And Supervision, Mental Health Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate, Master

Grand Canyon University
Online

Grand Canyon University offers over 60 degree programs that can be taken on campus, or online. GCU is a Christian university based in Phoenix.

  • Programs: Christian Studies With An Emphasis In Pastoral Ministry, Professional Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Argosy University Online
Online

Offers certificate programs online through Argosy University in Chicago.

  • Programs: Doctor Of Education In Pastoral Community Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

More Illinois Counselors Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional477
Chicago Theological SeminaryChicagoDoctorate & First Professional236
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoAssociate6,140
Concordia University River ForestRiver ForestDoctorate4,126
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestMasters3,338
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonMasters12,179
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional315
Greenville CollegeGreenvilleMasters1,528
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicagoDoctorate & First Professional7,277
Illinois State UniversityNormalDoctorate20,274
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
Lincoln Christian College and SeminaryLincolnDoctorate & First Professional1,055
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional15,545
Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional365
McCormick Theological SeminaryChicagoDoctorate & First Professional251
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoMasters12,814
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbDoctorate & First Professional25,254
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional19,005
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisDoctorate4,636
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoMasters5,675
Seabury-Western Theological SeminaryEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional108
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Trinity International University DeerfieldDeerfieldDoctorate & First Professional2,783
University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundeleinDoctorate & First Professional241
Western Illinois UniversityMacombDoctorate13,331

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Champaign80$46,7205.8
Rockford70$36,8203
Peoria50$43,8901.9
Chicago890$39,6801.4
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