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Illinois Mental Health Counselors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mental Health Counselors in Illinois

Fast Facts for Mental Health Counselors in Illinois

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

Salaries for Mental Health Counselors in Illinois

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

Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Mental Health Counseling Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Certified Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselor
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

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: Master Of Arts (MA) In Community Counseling, Master Of Arts (MA) In Mental Health Counseling, Psychology - Substance Abuse
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Illinois

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Walden UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info

More Illinois Mental Health Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Adler School of Professional PsychologyChicagoDoctorate549
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicagoAssociate8,633
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoAssociate6,140
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicagoAssociate10,993
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Governors State UniversityUniversity ParkDoctorate5,692
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community CollFairfieldAssociate2,102
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
National-Louis UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,405
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoMasters12,814
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbDoctorate & First Professional25,254
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
Saint Augustine College ChicagoChicagoBachelor1,289
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoMasters5,675
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mental Health 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:
Mental Health Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mental Health 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

   
Chicago3,210$41,8401.1
Rockford120$37,1501.1
Champaign70$38,7801.1
Peoria70$37,9500.6
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